diff --git a/mm/userfaultfd.c b/mm/userfaultfd.c
index 0cb8e5ef1713..e9bb6db002aa 100644
--- a/mm/userfaultfd.c
+++ b/mm/userfaultfd.c
@@ -72,12 +72,15 @@ int mfill_atomic_install_pte(struct mm_struct *dst_mm, pmd_t *dst_pmd,
 	_dst_pte = pte_mkdirty(_dst_pte);
 	if (page_in_cache && !vm_shared)
 		writable = false;
-	if (writable) {
-		if (wp_copy)
-			_dst_pte = pte_mkuffd_wp(_dst_pte);
-		else
-			_dst_pte = pte_mkwrite(_dst_pte);
-	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Always mark a PTE as write-protected when needed, regardless of
+	 * VM_WRITE, which the user might change.
+	 */
+	if (wp_copy)
+		_dst_pte = pte_mkuffd_wp(_dst_pte);
+	else if (writable)
+		_dst_pte = pte_mkwrite(_dst_pte);
 
 	dst_pte = pte_offset_map_lock(dst_mm, dst_pmd, dst_addr, &ptl);