diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index e1586b2f938e5..cdbeff089049a 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ static inline void vma_complete(struct vma_prepare *vp,
 	}
 	if (vp->insert && vp->file)
 		uprobe_mmap(vp->insert);
+	validate_mm(mm);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -676,7 +677,6 @@ int vma_expand(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	vma_iter_store(vmi, vma);
 
 	vma_complete(&vp, vmi, vma->vm_mm);
-	validate_mm(vma->vm_mm);
 	return 0;
 
 nomem:
@@ -716,7 +716,6 @@ int vma_shrink(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	vma->vm_end = end;
 	vma->vm_pgoff = pgoff;
 	vma_complete(&vp, vmi, vma->vm_mm);
-	validate_mm(vma->vm_mm);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -889,7 +888,6 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
 	pgoff_t pglen = (end - addr) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	long adj_start = 0;
 
-	validate_mm(mm);
 	/*
 	 * We later require that vma->vm_flags == vm_flags,
 	 * so this tests vma->vm_flags & VM_SPECIAL, too.
@@ -1016,10 +1014,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
 	}
 
 	vma_complete(&vp, vmi, mm);
-	vma_iter_free(vmi);
-	validate_mm(mm);
 	khugepaged_enter_vma(res, vm_flags);
-
 	return res;
 }
 
@@ -1194,7 +1189,6 @@ unsigned long do_mmap(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
 	vm_flags_t vm_flags;
 	int pkey = 0;
 
-	validate_mm(mm);
 	*populate = 0;
 
 	if (!len)
@@ -2023,6 +2017,7 @@ static int expand_upwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address)
 	anon_vma_unlock_write(vma->anon_vma);
 	khugepaged_enter_vma(vma, vma->vm_flags);
 	mas_destroy(&mas);
+	validate_mm(mm);
 	return error;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_STACK_GROWSUP || CONFIG_IA64 */
@@ -2113,6 +2108,7 @@ int expand_downwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address)
 	anon_vma_unlock_write(vma->anon_vma);
 	khugepaged_enter_vma(vma, vma->vm_flags);
 	mas_destroy(&mas);
+	validate_mm(mm);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -2290,7 +2286,6 @@ static inline void remove_mt(struct mm_struct *mm, struct ma_state *mas)
 		remove_vma(vma, false);
 	}
 	vm_unacct_memory(nr_accounted);
-	validate_mm(mm);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2327,8 +2322,6 @@ int __split_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	struct vm_area_struct *new;
 	int err;
 
-	validate_mm(vma->vm_mm);
-
 	WARN_ON(vma->vm_start >= addr);
 	WARN_ON(vma->vm_end <= addr);
 
@@ -2385,7 +2378,6 @@ int __split_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	/* Success. */
 	if (new_below)
 		vma_next(vmi);
-	validate_mm(vma->vm_mm);
 	return 0;
 
 out_free_mpol:
@@ -2394,7 +2386,6 @@ int __split_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	vma_iter_free(vmi);
 out_free_vma:
 	vm_area_free(new);
-	validate_mm(vma->vm_mm);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -3045,7 +3036,6 @@ static int do_brk_flags(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
 	struct vma_prepare vp;
 
-	validate_mm(mm);
 	/*
 	 * Check against address space limits by the changed size
 	 * Note: This happens *after* clearing old mappings in some code paths.
@@ -3097,6 +3087,7 @@ static int do_brk_flags(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		goto mas_store_fail;
 
 	mm->map_count++;
+	validate_mm(mm);
 	ksm_add_vma(vma);
 out:
 	perf_event_mmap(vma);
@@ -3105,7 +3096,6 @@ static int do_brk_flags(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	if (flags & VM_LOCKED)
 		mm->locked_vm += (len >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 	vm_flags_set(vma, VM_SOFTDIRTY);
-	validate_mm(mm);
 	return 0;
 
 mas_store_fail:
@@ -3286,7 +3276,6 @@ struct vm_area_struct *copy_vma(struct vm_area_struct **vmap,
 	bool faulted_in_anon_vma = true;
 	VMA_ITERATOR(vmi, mm, addr);
 
-	validate_mm(mm);
 	/*
 	 * If anonymous vma has not yet been faulted, update new pgoff
 	 * to match new location, to increase its chance of merging.
@@ -3345,7 +3334,6 @@ struct vm_area_struct *copy_vma(struct vm_area_struct **vmap,
 			goto out_vma_link;
 		*need_rmap_locks = false;
 	}
-	validate_mm(mm);
 	return new_vma;
 
 out_vma_link:
@@ -3361,7 +3349,6 @@ struct vm_area_struct *copy_vma(struct vm_area_struct **vmap,
 out_free_vma:
 	vm_area_free(new_vma);
 out:
-	validate_mm(mm);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -3498,7 +3485,6 @@ static struct vm_area_struct *__install_special_mapping(
 	int ret;
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 
-	validate_mm(mm);
 	vma = vm_area_alloc(mm);
 	if (unlikely(vma == NULL))
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
@@ -3521,12 +3507,10 @@ static struct vm_area_struct *__install_special_mapping(
 
 	perf_event_mmap(vma);
 
-	validate_mm(mm);
 	return vma;
 
 out:
 	vm_area_free(vma);
-	validate_mm(mm);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }