diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 641cedfc8c0f..dffe5d9d03ae 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -1574,8 +1574,9 @@ static struct page *alloc_surplus_huge_page(struct hstate *h, gfp_t gfp_mask,
 	 */
 	if (h->surplus_huge_pages >= h->nr_overcommit_huge_pages) {
 		SetPageHugeTemporary(page);
+		spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
 		put_page(page);
-		page = NULL;
+		return NULL;
 	} else {
 		h->surplus_huge_pages++;
 		h->surplus_huge_pages_node[page_to_nid(page)]++;