diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 1a427097b71f..1dff248805bf 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -5279,8 +5279,7 @@ static inline bool get_mmap_lock_carefully(struct mm_struct *mm, struct pt_regs
 			return false;
 	}
 
-	mmap_read_lock(mm);
-	return true;
+	return !mmap_read_lock_killable(mm);
 }
 
 static inline bool mmap_upgrade_trylock(struct mm_struct *mm)
@@ -5304,8 +5303,7 @@ static inline bool upgrade_mmap_lock_carefully(struct mm_struct *mm, struct pt_r
 		if (!search_exception_tables(ip))
 			return false;
 	}
-	mmap_write_lock(mm);
-	return true;
+	return !mmap_write_lock_killable(mm);
 }
 
 /*