diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/mman.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/mman.h
index 7839767d837e..da01432e8f44 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/mman.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/mman.h
@@ -22,4 +22,9 @@
 #define MCL_CURRENT	1		/* lock all current mappings */
 #define MCL_FUTURE	2		/* lock all future mappings */
 
+#if defined(__KERNEL__) && !defined(__ASSEMBLY__) && defined(CONFIG_64BIT)
+int s390_mmap_check(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len);
+#define arch_mmap_check(addr,len,flags)	s390_mmap_check(addr,len)
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __S390_MMAN_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/mmap.c b/arch/s390/mm/mmap.c
index 346dd0c5cbde..e008d236cc15 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/mmap.c
@@ -89,42 +89,58 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(arch_pick_mmap_layout);
 
 #else
 
+int s390_mmap_check(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len)
+{
+	if (!test_thread_flag(TIF_31BIT) &&
+	    len >= TASK_SIZE && TASK_SIZE < (1UL << 53))
+		return crst_table_upgrade(current->mm, 1UL << 53);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static unsigned long
 s390_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr,
 		unsigned long len, unsigned long pgoff, unsigned long flags)
 {
 	struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
+	unsigned long area;
 	int rc;
 
-	addr = arch_get_unmapped_area(filp, addr, len, pgoff, flags);
-	if (addr & ~PAGE_MASK)
-		return addr;
-	if (unlikely(mm->context.asce_limit < addr + len)) {
-		rc = crst_table_upgrade(mm, addr + len);
+	area = arch_get_unmapped_area(filp, addr, len, pgoff, flags);
+	if (!(area & ~PAGE_MASK))
+		return area;
+	if (area == -ENOMEM &&
+	    !test_thread_flag(TIF_31BIT) && TASK_SIZE < (1UL << 53)) {
+		/* Upgrade the page table to 4 levels and retry. */
+		rc = crst_table_upgrade(mm, 1UL << 53);
 		if (rc)
 			return (unsigned long) rc;
+		area = arch_get_unmapped_area(filp, addr, len, pgoff, flags);
 	}
-	return addr;
+	return area;
 }
 
 static unsigned long
-s390_get_unmapped_area_topdown(struct file *filp, const unsigned long addr0,
+s390_get_unmapped_area_topdown(struct file *filp, const unsigned long addr,
 			  const unsigned long len, const unsigned long pgoff,
 			  const unsigned long flags)
 {
 	struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
-	unsigned long addr = addr0;
+	unsigned long area;
 	int rc;
 
-	addr = arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown(filp, addr, len, pgoff, flags);
-	if (addr & ~PAGE_MASK)
-		return addr;
-	if (unlikely(mm->context.asce_limit < addr + len)) {
-		rc = crst_table_upgrade(mm, addr + len);
+	area = arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown(filp, addr, len, pgoff, flags);
+	if (!(area & ~PAGE_MASK))
+		return area;
+	if (area == -ENOMEM &&
+	    !test_thread_flag(TIF_31BIT) && TASK_SIZE < (1UL << 53)) {
+		/* Upgrade the page table to 4 levels and retry. */
+		rc = crst_table_upgrade(mm, 1UL << 53);
 		if (rc)
 			return (unsigned long) rc;
+		area = arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown(filp, addr, len,
+						      pgoff, flags);
 	}
-	return addr;
+	return area;
 }
 /*
  * This function, called very early during the creation of a new