diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index f64d1de3af09..49eafc62b4e6 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -738,7 +738,8 @@ static inline bool vma_start_read(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		{ return false; }
 static inline void vma_end_read(struct vm_area_struct *vma) {}
 static inline void vma_start_write(struct vm_area_struct *vma) {}
-static inline void vma_assert_write_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma) {}
+static inline void vma_assert_write_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+		{ mmap_assert_write_locked(vma->vm_mm); }
 static inline void vma_mark_detached(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 				     bool detached) {}