diff --git a/mm/mprotect.c b/mm/mprotect.c
index 7332c1785744fa..33eab902f10e8e 100644
--- a/mm/mprotect.c
+++ b/mm/mprotect.c
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ static unsigned long change_pte_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
 				if (pte_numa(ptent))
 					ptent = pte_mknonnuma(ptent);
 				ptent = pte_modify(ptent, newprot);
+				/*
+				 * Avoid taking write faults for pages we
+				 * know to be dirty.
+				 */
+				if (dirty_accountable && pte_dirty(ptent))
+					ptent = pte_mkwrite(ptent);
+				ptep_modify_prot_commit(mm, addr, pte, ptent);
 				updated = true;
 			} else {
 				struct page *page;
@@ -72,22 +79,8 @@ static unsigned long change_pte_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
 					}
 				}
 			}
-
-			/*
-			 * Avoid taking write faults for pages we know to be
-			 * dirty.
-			 */
-			if (dirty_accountable && pte_dirty(ptent)) {
-				ptent = pte_mkwrite(ptent);
-				updated = true;
-			}
-
 			if (updated)
 				pages++;
-
-			/* Only !prot_numa always clears the pte */
-			if (!prot_numa)
-				ptep_modify_prot_commit(mm, addr, pte, ptent);
 		} else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MIGRATION) && !pte_file(oldpte)) {
 			swp_entry_t entry = pte_to_swp_entry(oldpte);