diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 827bb02a43a4..4fe4340ed9b7 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -1886,7 +1886,10 @@ struct page *alloc_huge_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		page = __alloc_buddy_huge_page_with_mpol(h, vma, addr);
 		if (!page)
 			goto out_uncharge_cgroup;
-
+		if (!avoid_reserve && vma_has_reserves(vma, gbl_chg)) {
+			SetPagePrivate(page);
+			h->resv_huge_pages--;
+		}
 		spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock);
 		list_move(&page->lru, &h->hugepage_activelist);
 		/* Fall through */