diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
index 14f2f9b07572..d1819fd69938 100644
--- a/mm/rmap.c
+++ b/mm/rmap.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ int anon_vma_clone(struct vm_area_struct *dst, struct vm_area_struct *src,
 	 * Now link the anon_vma's back to the newly inserted AVCs.
 	 * Note that all anon_vma's share the same root.
 	 */
-	anon_vma_lock_write(src->anon_vma);
+	anon_vma_lock_write(active_anon_vma);
 	list_for_each_entry_reverse(avc, &dst->anon_vma_chain, same_vma) {
 		struct anon_vma *anon_vma = avc->anon_vma;