diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index dcdb798184ef..1690f21e7808 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/debug_locks.h>
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/mm_types.h>
 #include <linux/mmap_lock.h>
 #include <linux/range.h>
@@ -2796,7 +2797,7 @@ static inline void update_hiwater_rss(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
 	unsigned long _rss = get_mm_rss(mm);
 
-	if ((mm)->hiwater_rss < _rss)
+	if (data_race(mm->hiwater_rss) < _rss)
 		(mm)->hiwater_rss = _rss;
 }