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diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 7f48abd..54953d8 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -193,7 +193,10 @@ static inline int dup_mmap(struct mm_struct *mm, struct mm_struct *oldmm)
down_write(&oldmm->mmap_sem);
flush_cache_mm(oldmm);
- down_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
+ /*
+ * Not linked in yet - no deadlock potential:
+ */
+ down_write_nested(&mm->mmap_sem, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
mm->locked_vm = 0;
mm->mmap = NULL;