diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index 21243b2b7b0..81a127643ae 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -924,12 +924,15 @@ static int migrate_to_node(struct mm_struct *mm, int source, int dest,
 	nodemask_t nmask;
 	LIST_HEAD(pagelist);
 	int err = 0;
+	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 
 	nodes_clear(nmask);
 	node_set(source, nmask);
 
-	check_range(mm, mm->mmap->vm_start, mm->task_size, &nmask,
+	vma = check_range(mm, mm->mmap->vm_start, mm->task_size, &nmask,
 			flags | MPOL_MF_DISCONTIG_OK, &pagelist);
+	if (IS_ERR(vma))
+		return PTR_ERR(vma);
 
 	if (!list_empty(&pagelist)) {
 		err = migrate_pages(&pagelist, new_node_page, dest, 0);