diff --git a/arch/alpha/mm/fault.c b/arch/alpha/mm/fault.c
index eee5102c3d889..6c0a277388dda 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/mm/fault.c
@@ -165,17 +165,15 @@ do_page_fault(unsigned long address, unsigned long mmcsr,
 		BUG();
 	}
 
-	if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
-		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
-			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
+	if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
+		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
-			 /* No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
-			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
-			 * in mm/filemap.c.
-			 */
+		/* No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
+		 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
+		 * in mm/filemap.c.
+		 */
 
-			goto retry;
-		}
+		goto retry;
 	}
 
 	mmap_read_unlock(mm);
diff --git a/arch/arc/mm/fault.c b/arch/arc/mm/fault.c
index 5787c261c9a4e..dad27e4d69ff1 100644
--- a/arch/arc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arc/mm/fault.c
@@ -149,8 +149,7 @@ void do_page_fault(unsigned long address, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	/*
 	 * Fault retry nuances, mmap_lock already relinquished by core mm
 	 */
-	if (unlikely((fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) &&
-		     (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY))) {
+	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY)) {
 		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 		goto retry;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
index bc8779d54a640..c7326a521a698 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ do_page_fault(unsigned long addr, unsigned int fsr, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR) && flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
+	if (!(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 			goto retry;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c b/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
index 9ae24e3b72be1..a8fb54fccde05 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
@@ -606,10 +606,8 @@ static int __kprobes do_page_fault(unsigned long far, unsigned int esr,
 	}
 
 	if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
-		if (mm_flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
-			mm_flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
-			goto retry;
-		}
+		mm_flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
+		goto retry;
 	}
 	mmap_read_unlock(mm);
 
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c b/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c
index ef32c5a84ff3b..4fac4b9eb3164 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c
+++ b/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c
@@ -98,11 +98,9 @@ void do_page_fault(unsigned long address, long cause, struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	/* The most common case -- we are done. */
 	if (likely(!(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR))) {
-		if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
-			if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
-				flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
-				goto retry;
-			}
+		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
+			goto retry;
 		}
 
 		mmap_read_unlock(mm);
diff --git a/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c b/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
index 02de2e70c5874..32417f49ad2fe 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
@@ -156,17 +156,15 @@ ia64_do_page_fault (unsigned long address, unsigned long isr, struct pt_regs *re
 		BUG();
 	}
 
-	if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
-		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
-			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
+	if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
+		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
-			 /* No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
-			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
-			 * in mm/filemap.c.
-			 */
+		/* No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
+		 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
+		 * in mm/filemap.c.
+		 */
 
-			goto retry;
-		}
+		goto retry;
 	}
 
 	mmap_read_unlock(mm);
diff --git a/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c b/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c
index ef46e77e97a5b..53cfb9bc1066f 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c
@@ -153,18 +153,16 @@ int do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long address,
 		BUG();
 	}
 
-	if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
-		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
-			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
-
-			/*
-			 * No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
-			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
-			 * in mm/filemap.c.
-			 */
-
-			goto retry;
-		}
+	if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
+		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
+
+		/*
+		 * No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
+		 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
+		 * in mm/filemap.c.
+		 */
+
+		goto retry;
 	}
 
 	mmap_read_unlock(mm);
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c b/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
index b3fed2cecf84b..a9626e6a68af9 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
@@ -232,18 +232,16 @@ void do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long address,
 		BUG();
 	}
 
-	if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
-		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
-			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
-
-			/*
-			 * No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
-			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
-			 * in mm/filemap.c.
-			 */
-
-			goto retry;
-		}
+	if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
+		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
+
+		/*
+		 * No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
+		 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
+		 * in mm/filemap.c.
+		 */
+
+		goto retry;
 	}
 
 	mmap_read_unlock(mm);
diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/fault.c b/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
index e7abda9c013f2..44f98100e84e3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
@@ -171,18 +171,17 @@ static void __kprobes __do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long write,
 			goto do_sigbus;
 		BUG();
 	}
-	if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
-		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
-			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
-			/*
-			 * No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
-			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
-			 * in mm/filemap.c.
-			 */
+	if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
+		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
-			goto retry;
-		}
+		/*
+		 * No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
+		 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
+		 * in mm/filemap.c.
+		 */
+
+		goto retry;
 	}
 
 	mmap_read_unlock(mm);
diff --git a/arch/nds32/mm/fault.c b/arch/nds32/mm/fault.c
index 1d139b1171687..636977a1c8b90 100644
--- a/arch/nds32/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/nds32/mm/fault.c
@@ -230,16 +230,14 @@ void do_page_fault(unsigned long entry, unsigned long addr,
 			goto bad_area;
 	}
 
-	if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
-		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
-			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
-
-			/* No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
-			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
-			 * in mm/filemap.c.
-			 */
-			goto retry;
-		}
+	if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
+		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
+
+		/* No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
+		 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
+		 * in mm/filemap.c.
+		 */
+		goto retry;
 	}
 
 	mmap_read_unlock(mm);
diff --git a/arch/nios2/mm/fault.c b/arch/nios2/mm/fault.c
index 9476feecf512f..a32f14cd72f28 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/nios2/mm/fault.c
@@ -149,18 +149,16 @@ asmlinkage void do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long cause,
 		BUG();
 	}
 
-	if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
-		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
-			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
+	if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
+		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
-			/*
-			 * No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
-			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
-			 * in mm/filemap.c.
-			 */
+		/*
+		 * No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
+		 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
+		 * in mm/filemap.c.
+		 */
 
-			goto retry;
-		}
+		goto retry;
 	}
 
 	mmap_read_unlock(mm);
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c b/arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c
index f0fa6394a58ec..80bb66ad42f6f 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c
@@ -177,18 +177,16 @@ asmlinkage void do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long address,
 		BUG();
 	}
 
-	if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
-		/*RGD modeled on Cris */
-		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
-			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
+	/*RGD modeled on Cris */
+	if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
+		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
-			 /* No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
-			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
-			 * in mm/filemap.c.
-			 */
+		/* No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
+		 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
+		 * in mm/filemap.c.
+		 */
 
-			goto retry;
-		}
+		goto retry;
 	}
 
 	mmap_read_unlock(mm);
diff --git a/arch/parisc/mm/fault.c b/arch/parisc/mm/fault.c
index 4a6221b869fd2..360b627645cca 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/mm/fault.c
@@ -324,16 +324,14 @@ void do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long code,
 			goto bad_area;
 		BUG();
 	}
-	if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
-		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
-			/*
-			 * No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
-			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
-			 * in mm/filemap.c.
-			 */
-			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
-			goto retry;
-		}
+	if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
+		/*
+		 * No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
+		 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
+		 * in mm/filemap.c.
+		 */
+		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
+		goto retry;
 	}
 	mmap_read_unlock(mm);
 	return;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
index a8d0ce85d39ad..ebcc61e47d62b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
@@ -516,10 +516,8 @@ static int ___do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long address,
 	 * case.
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY)) {
-		if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
-			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
-			goto retry;
-		}
+		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
+		goto retry;
 	}
 
 	mmap_read_unlock(current->mm);
diff --git a/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c b/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c
index aa08dd2f8faec..cae4b63636071 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ asmlinkage void do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (fault_signal_pending(fault, regs))
 		return;
 
-	if (unlikely((fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) && (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY))) {
+	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY)) {
 		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 		/*
diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/fault.c b/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
index d30f5986fa856..d7d6be283d942 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
@@ -452,21 +452,21 @@ static inline vm_fault_t do_exception(struct pt_regs *regs, int access)
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR))
 		goto out_up;
 
-	if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
-		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
-			if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PGSTE) && gmap &&
-			    (flags & FAULT_FLAG_RETRY_NOWAIT)) {
-				/* FAULT_FLAG_RETRY_NOWAIT has been set,
-				 * mmap_lock has not been released */
-				current->thread.gmap_pfault = 1;
-				fault = VM_FAULT_PFAULT;
-				goto out_up;
-			}
-			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_RETRY_NOWAIT;
-			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
-			mmap_read_lock(mm);
-			goto retry;
+	if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PGSTE) && gmap &&
+			(flags & FAULT_FLAG_RETRY_NOWAIT)) {
+			/*
+			 * FAULT_FLAG_RETRY_NOWAIT has been set, mmap_lock has
+			 * not been released
+			 */
+			current->thread.gmap_pfault = 1;
+			fault = VM_FAULT_PFAULT;
+			goto out_up;
 		}
+		flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_RETRY_NOWAIT;
+		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
+		mmap_read_lock(mm);
+		goto retry;
 	}
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PGSTE) && gmap) {
 		address =  __gmap_link(gmap, current->thread.gmap_addr,
diff --git a/arch/sh/mm/fault.c b/arch/sh/mm/fault.c
index 1e1aa75df3cad..e175667b13637 100644
--- a/arch/sh/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/sh/mm/fault.c
@@ -485,17 +485,15 @@ asmlinkage void __kprobes do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs,
 		if (mm_fault_error(regs, error_code, address, fault))
 			return;
 
-	if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
-		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
-			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
-
-			/*
-			 * No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
-			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
-			 * in mm/filemap.c.
-			 */
-			goto retry;
-		}
+	if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
+		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
+
+		/*
+		 * No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
+		 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
+		 * in mm/filemap.c.
+		 */
+		goto retry;
 	}
 
 	mmap_read_unlock(mm);
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
index 90dc4ae315c89..ad569d9bd1242 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
@@ -200,17 +200,15 @@ asmlinkage void do_sparc_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, int text_fault, int write,
 		BUG();
 	}
 
-	if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
-		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
-			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
+	if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
+		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
-			/* No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
-			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
-			 * in mm/filemap.c.
-			 */
+		/* No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
+		 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
+		 * in mm/filemap.c.
+		 */
 
-			goto retry;
-		}
+		goto retry;
 	}
 
 	mmap_read_unlock(mm);
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
index 9a9652a15fed1..253e07043298b 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
@@ -437,17 +437,15 @@ asmlinkage void __kprobes do_sparc64_fault(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		BUG();
 	}
 
-	if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
-		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
-			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
+	if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
+		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
-			/* No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
-			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
-			 * in mm/filemap.c.
-			 */
+		/* No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
+		 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
+		 * in mm/filemap.c.
+		 */
 
-			goto retry;
-		}
+		goto retry;
 	}
 	mmap_read_unlock(mm);
 
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/trap.c b/arch/um/kernel/trap.c
index c32efb09db214..193503484af57 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/trap.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/trap.c
@@ -87,12 +87,10 @@ int handle_page_fault(unsigned long address, unsigned long ip,
 			}
 			BUG();
 		}
-		if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
-			if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
-				flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
+		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
-				goto retry;
-			}
+			goto retry;
 		}
 
 		pmd = pmd_off(mm, address);
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
index 4bfed53e210ec..d0074c6ed31a3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
@@ -1413,8 +1413,7 @@ void do_user_addr_fault(struct pt_regs *regs,
 	 * and if there is a fatal signal pending there is no guarantee
 	 * that we made any progress. Handle this case first.
 	 */
-	if (unlikely((fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) &&
-		     (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY))) {
+	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY)) {
 		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 		goto retry;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c b/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c
index fd6a706359625..06d0973a0d747 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c
@@ -127,17 +127,16 @@ void do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs)
 			goto do_sigbus;
 		BUG();
 	}
-	if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
-		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
-			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
-			 /* No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
-			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
-			 * in mm/filemap.c.
-			 */
+	if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
+		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
-			goto retry;
-		}
+		/* No need to mmap_read_unlock(mm) as we would
+		 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
+		 * in mm/filemap.c.
+		 */
+
+		goto retry;
 	}
 
 	mmap_read_unlock(mm);