diff --git a/include/linux/hugetlb.h b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
index 5b2626063f4f..694928fa06a3 100644
--- a/include/linux/hugetlb.h
+++ b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ struct resv_map {
 	long adds_in_progress;
 	struct list_head region_cache;
 	long region_cache_count;
+	struct rw_semaphore rw_sema;
 #ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_HUGETLB
 	/*
 	 * On private mappings, the counter to uncharge reservations is stored
@@ -1231,6 +1232,11 @@ static inline bool __vma_shareable_lock(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	return (vma->vm_flags & VM_MAYSHARE) && vma->vm_private_data;
 }
 
+static inline bool __vma_private_lock(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	return (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_MAYSHARE)) && vma->vm_private_data;
+}
+
 /*
  * Safe version of huge_pte_offset() to check the locks.  See comments
  * above huge_pte_offset().
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index ba6d39b71cb1..e859fba5bc7d 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ static void hugetlb_vma_lock_alloc(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 static void __hugetlb_vma_unlock_write_free(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 static void hugetlb_unshare_pmds(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		unsigned long start, unsigned long end);
+static struct resv_map *vma_resv_map(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 
 static inline bool subpool_is_free(struct hugepage_subpool *spool)
 {
@@ -267,6 +268,10 @@ void hugetlb_vma_lock_read(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		struct hugetlb_vma_lock *vma_lock = vma->vm_private_data;
 
 		down_read(&vma_lock->rw_sema);
+	} else if (__vma_private_lock(vma)) {
+		struct resv_map *resv_map = vma_resv_map(vma);
+
+		down_read(&resv_map->rw_sema);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -276,6 +281,10 @@ void hugetlb_vma_unlock_read(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		struct hugetlb_vma_lock *vma_lock = vma->vm_private_data;
 
 		up_read(&vma_lock->rw_sema);
+	} else if (__vma_private_lock(vma)) {
+		struct resv_map *resv_map = vma_resv_map(vma);
+
+		up_read(&resv_map->rw_sema);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -285,6 +294,10 @@ void hugetlb_vma_lock_write(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		struct hugetlb_vma_lock *vma_lock = vma->vm_private_data;
 
 		down_write(&vma_lock->rw_sema);
+	} else if (__vma_private_lock(vma)) {
+		struct resv_map *resv_map = vma_resv_map(vma);
+
+		down_write(&resv_map->rw_sema);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -294,17 +307,27 @@ void hugetlb_vma_unlock_write(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		struct hugetlb_vma_lock *vma_lock = vma->vm_private_data;
 
 		up_write(&vma_lock->rw_sema);
+	} else if (__vma_private_lock(vma)) {
+		struct resv_map *resv_map = vma_resv_map(vma);
+
+		up_write(&resv_map->rw_sema);
 	}
 }
 
 int hugetlb_vma_trylock_write(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	struct hugetlb_vma_lock *vma_lock = vma->vm_private_data;
 
-	if (!__vma_shareable_lock(vma))
-		return 1;
+	if (__vma_shareable_lock(vma)) {
+		struct hugetlb_vma_lock *vma_lock = vma->vm_private_data;
 
-	return down_write_trylock(&vma_lock->rw_sema);
+		return down_write_trylock(&vma_lock->rw_sema);
+	} else if (__vma_private_lock(vma)) {
+		struct resv_map *resv_map = vma_resv_map(vma);
+
+		return down_write_trylock(&resv_map->rw_sema);
+	}
+
+	return 1;
 }
 
 void hugetlb_vma_assert_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
@@ -313,6 +336,10 @@ void hugetlb_vma_assert_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		struct hugetlb_vma_lock *vma_lock = vma->vm_private_data;
 
 		lockdep_assert_held(&vma_lock->rw_sema);
+	} else if (__vma_private_lock(vma)) {
+		struct resv_map *resv_map = vma_resv_map(vma);
+
+		lockdep_assert_held(&resv_map->rw_sema);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -345,6 +372,11 @@ static void __hugetlb_vma_unlock_write_free(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		struct hugetlb_vma_lock *vma_lock = vma->vm_private_data;
 
 		__hugetlb_vma_unlock_write_put(vma_lock);
+	} else {
+		struct resv_map *resv_map = vma_resv_map(vma);
+
+		/* no free for anon vmas, but still need to unlock */
+		up_write(&resv_map->rw_sema);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1068,6 +1100,7 @@ struct resv_map *resv_map_alloc(void)
 	kref_init(&resv_map->refs);
 	spin_lock_init(&resv_map->lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&resv_map->regions);
+	init_rwsem(&resv_map->rw_sema);
 
 	resv_map->adds_in_progress = 0;
 	/*
