diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/mmu_context.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/mmu_context.h
index dbd689d..ccbb53e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/mmu_context.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/mmu_context.h
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ static inline int init_new_context(struct task_struct *tsk,
 		mm->context.asce_limit = STACK_TOP_MAX;
 		mm->context.asce = __pa(mm->pgd) | _ASCE_TABLE_LENGTH |
 				   _ASCE_USER_BITS | _ASCE_TYPE_REGION3;
-		/* pgd_alloc() did not account this pud */
-		mm_inc_nr_puds(mm);
 		break;
 	case -PAGE_SIZE:
 		/* forked 5-level task, set new asce with new_mm->pgd */
@@ -63,9 +61,6 @@ static inline int init_new_context(struct task_struct *tsk,
 		/* forked 2-level compat task, set new asce with new mm->pgd */
 		mm->context.asce = __pa(mm->pgd) | _ASCE_TABLE_LENGTH |
 				   _ASCE_USER_BITS | _ASCE_TYPE_SEGMENT;
-		/* pgd_alloc() did not account this pmd */
-		mm_inc_nr_pmds(mm);
-		mm_inc_nr_puds(mm);
 	}
 	crst_table_init((unsigned long *) mm->pgd, pgd_entry_type(mm));
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index f0f9bcf..5ee7337 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ static inline void crst_table_init(unsigned long *crst, unsigned long entry)
 
 static inline unsigned long pgd_entry_type(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
-	if (mm->context.asce_limit <= _REGION3_SIZE)
+	if (mm_pmd_folded(mm))
 		return _SEGMENT_ENTRY_EMPTY;
-	if (mm->context.asce_limit <= _REGION2_SIZE)
+	if (mm_pud_folded(mm))
 		return _REGION3_ENTRY_EMPTY;
-	if (mm->context.asce_limit <= _REGION1_SIZE)
+	if (mm_p4d_folded(mm))
 		return _REGION2_ENTRY_EMPTY;
 	return _REGION1_ENTRY_EMPTY;
 }
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h
index 411d435..0637324 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -493,6 +493,24 @@ static inline int is_module_addr(void *addr)
 				   _REGION_ENTRY_PROTECT | \
 				   _REGION_ENTRY_NOEXEC)
 
+static inline bool mm_p4d_folded(struct mm_struct *mm)
+{
+	return mm->context.asce_limit <= _REGION1_SIZE;
+}
+#define mm_p4d_folded(mm) mm_p4d_folded(mm)
+
+static inline bool mm_pud_folded(struct mm_struct *mm)
+{
+	return mm->context.asce_limit <= _REGION2_SIZE;
+}
+#define mm_pud_folded(mm) mm_pud_folded(mm)
+
+static inline bool mm_pmd_folded(struct mm_struct *mm)
+{
+	return mm->context.asce_limit <= _REGION3_SIZE;
+}
+#define mm_pmd_folded(mm) mm_pmd_folded(mm)
+
 static inline int mm_has_pgste(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PGSTE
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/tlb.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/tlb.h
index 457b7ba..b31c779 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/tlb.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/tlb.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static inline void pte_free_tlb(struct mmu_gather *tlb, pgtable_t pte,
 static inline void pmd_free_tlb(struct mmu_gather *tlb, pmd_t *pmd,
 				unsigned long address)
 {
-	if (tlb->mm->context.asce_limit <= _REGION3_SIZE)
+	if (mm_pmd_folded(tlb->mm))
 		return;
 	pgtable_pmd_page_dtor(virt_to_page(pmd));
 	tlb_remove_table(tlb, pmd);
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static inline void pmd_free_tlb(struct mmu_gather *tlb, pmd_t *pmd,
 static inline void p4d_free_tlb(struct mmu_gather *tlb, p4d_t *p4d,
 				unsigned long address)
 {
-	if (tlb->mm->context.asce_limit <= _REGION1_SIZE)
+	if (mm_p4d_folded(tlb->mm))
 		return;
 	tlb_remove_table(tlb, p4d);
 }
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static inline void p4d_free_tlb(struct mmu_gather *tlb, p4d_t *p4d,
 static inline void pud_free_tlb(struct mmu_gather *tlb, pud_t *pud,
 				unsigned long address)
 {
-	if (tlb->mm->context.asce_limit <= _REGION2_SIZE)
+	if (mm_pud_folded(tlb->mm))
 		return;
 	tlb_remove_table(tlb, pud);
 }
diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/pgalloc.c b/arch/s390/mm/pgalloc.c
index 76d89ee..814f265 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/pgalloc.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/pgalloc.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ int crst_table_upgrade(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long end)
 			mm->context.asce_limit = _REGION1_SIZE;
 			mm->context.asce = __pa(mm->pgd) | _ASCE_TABLE_LENGTH |
 				_ASCE_USER_BITS | _ASCE_TYPE_REGION2;
+			mm_inc_nr_puds(mm);
 		} else {
 			crst_table_init(table, _REGION1_ENTRY_EMPTY);
 			pgd_populate(mm, (pgd_t *) table, (p4d_t *) pgd);
