diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 0127b788272f..c4ea57ee2fd1 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -1393,12 +1393,12 @@ int do_huge_pmd_numa_page(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 
 	/* Migration could have started since the pmd_trans_migrating check */
 	if (!page_locked) {
+		page_nid = -1;
 		if (!get_page_unless_zero(page))
 			goto out_unlock;
 		spin_unlock(ptl);
 		wait_on_page_locked(page);
 		put_page(page);
-		page_nid = -1;
 		goto out;
 	}