diff --git a/include/linux/memcontrol.h b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
index 9ecead1042b9..c322b98260f5 100644
--- a/include/linux/memcontrol.h
+++ b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
@@ -978,19 +978,30 @@ static inline void mod_memcg_page_state(struct page *page,
 
 static inline unsigned long memcg_page_state(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, int idx)
 {
-	return READ_ONCE(memcg->vmstats.state[idx]);
+	long x = READ_ONCE(memcg->vmstats.state[idx]);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+	if (x < 0)
+		x = 0;
+#endif
+	return x;
 }
 
 static inline unsigned long lruvec_page_state(struct lruvec *lruvec,
 					      enum node_stat_item idx)
 {
 	struct mem_cgroup_per_node *pn;
+	long x;
 
 	if (mem_cgroup_disabled())
 		return node_page_state(lruvec_pgdat(lruvec), idx);
 
 	pn = container_of(lruvec, struct mem_cgroup_per_node, lruvec);
-	return READ_ONCE(pn->lruvec_stats.state[idx]);
+	x = READ_ONCE(pn->lruvec_stats.state[idx]);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+	if (x < 0)
+		x = 0;
+#endif
+	return x;
 }
 
 static inline unsigned long lruvec_page_state_local(struct lruvec *lruvec,