diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_user.c b/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
index c6950f157b99f..c283e45ac300b 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
@@ -1676,6 +1676,7 @@ static struct page *tcmu_try_get_block_page(struct tcmu_dev *udev, uint32_t dbi)
 	mutex_lock(&udev->cmdr_lock);
 	page = tcmu_get_block_page(udev, dbi);
 	if (likely(page)) {
+		get_page(page);
 		mutex_unlock(&udev->cmdr_lock);
 		return page;
 	}
@@ -1714,6 +1715,7 @@ static vm_fault_t tcmu_vma_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 		/* For the vmalloc()ed cmd area pages */
 		addr = (void *)(unsigned long)info->mem[mi].addr + offset;
 		page = vmalloc_to_page(addr);
+		get_page(page);
 	} else {
 		uint32_t dbi;
 
@@ -1724,7 +1726,6 @@ static vm_fault_t tcmu_vma_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 			return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
 	}
 
-	get_page(page);
 	vmf->page = page;
 	return 0;
 }