diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index e50799d7002e..03b57323c53b 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -2912,6 +2912,9 @@ void deferred_split_huge_page(struct page *page)
 	if (PageSwapCache(page))
 		return;
 
+	if (!list_empty(page_deferred_list(page)))
+		return;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ds_queue->split_queue_lock, flags);
 	if (list_empty(page_deferred_list(page))) {
 		count_vm_event(THP_DEFERRED_SPLIT_PAGE);