diff --git a/fs/userfaultfd.c b/fs/userfaultfd.c
index c00a021bcce4..60dcfafdc11a 100644
--- a/fs/userfaultfd.c
+++ b/fs/userfaultfd.c
@@ -2005,17 +2005,8 @@ static int userfaultfd_move(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (mmget_not_zero(mm)) {
-		mmap_read_lock(mm);
-
-		/* Re-check after taking map_changing_lock */
-		down_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
-		if (likely(!atomic_read(&ctx->mmap_changing)))
-			ret = move_pages(ctx, mm, uffdio_move.dst, uffdio_move.src,
-					 uffdio_move.len, uffdio_move.mode);
-		else
-			ret = -EAGAIN;
-		up_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
-		mmap_read_unlock(mm);
+		ret = move_pages(ctx, uffdio_move.dst, uffdio_move.src,
+				 uffdio_move.len, uffdio_move.mode);
 		mmput(mm);
 	} else {
 		return -ESRCH;
diff --git a/include/linux/userfaultfd_k.h b/include/linux/userfaultfd_k.h
index 3210c3552976..05d59f74fc88 100644
--- a/include/linux/userfaultfd_k.h
+++ b/include/linux/userfaultfd_k.h
@@ -138,9 +138,8 @@ extern long uffd_wp_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 /* move_pages */
 void double_pt_lock(spinlock_t *ptl1, spinlock_t *ptl2);
 void double_pt_unlock(spinlock_t *ptl1, spinlock_t *ptl2);
-ssize_t move_pages(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx, struct mm_struct *mm,
-		   unsigned long dst_start, unsigned long src_start,
-		   unsigned long len, __u64 flags);
+ssize_t move_pages(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx, unsigned long dst_start,
+		   unsigned long src_start, unsigned long len, __u64 flags);
 int move_pages_huge_pmd(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *dst_pmd, pmd_t *src_pmd, pmd_t dst_pmdval,
 			struct vm_area_struct *dst_vma,
 			struct vm_area_struct *src_vma,
diff --git a/mm/userfaultfd.c b/mm/userfaultfd.c
index 6e2ca04ab04d..d55bf18b80db 100644
--- a/mm/userfaultfd.c
+++ b/mm/userfaultfd.c
@@ -19,20 +19,39 @@
 #include <asm/tlb.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 
-static __always_inline
-struct vm_area_struct *find_dst_vma(struct mm_struct *dst_mm,
-				    unsigned long dst_start,
-				    unsigned long len)
+void unpin_vma(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma, bool *mmap_locked)
+{
+	BUG_ON(!vma && !*mmap_locked);
+
+	if (*mmap_locked) {
+		mmap_read_unlock(mm);
+		*mmap_locked = false;
+	} else
+		vma_end_read(vma);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Search for VMA and make sure it is stable either by locking it or taking
+ * mmap_lock.
+ */
+struct vm_area_struct *find_and_pin_dst_vma(struct mm_struct *dst_mm,
+					    unsigned long dst_start,
+					    unsigned long len,
+					    bool *mmap_locked)
 {
+	struct vm_area_struct *dst_vma = lock_vma_under_rcu(dst_mm, dst_start);
+	if (!dst_vma) {
+		mmap_read_lock(dst_mm);
+		*mmap_locked = true;
+		dst_vma = find_vma(dst_mm, dst_start);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Make sure that the dst range is both valid and fully within a
 	 * single existing vma.
 	 */
-	struct vm_area_struct *dst_vma;
-
-	dst_vma = find_vma(dst_mm, dst_start);
 	if (!range_in_vma(dst_vma, dst_start, dst_start + len))
-		return NULL;
+		goto unpin;
 
 	/*
 	 * Check the vma is registered in uffd, this is required to
@@ -40,9 +59,13 @@ struct vm_area_struct *find_dst_vma(struct mm_struct *dst_mm,
 	 * time.
 	 */
 	if (!dst_vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx.ctx)
-		return NULL;
+		goto unpin;
 
 	return dst_vma;
+
+unpin:
+	unpin_vma(dst_mm, dst_vma, mmap_locked);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /* Check if dst_addr is outside of file's size. Must be called with ptl held. */
@@ -350,7 +373,8 @@ static pmd_t *mm_alloc_pmd(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address)
 #ifdef CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE
 /*
  * mfill_atomic processing for HUGETLB vmas.  Note that this routine is
- * called with mmap_lock held, it will release mmap_lock before returning.
+ * called with either vma-lock or mmap_lock held, it will release the lock
+ * before returning.
  */
 static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic_hugetlb(
 					      struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
@@ -358,7 +382,8 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic_hugetlb(
 					      unsigned long dst_start,
 					      unsigned long src_start,
 					      unsigned long len,
-					      uffd_flags_t flags)
+					      uffd_flags_t flags,
+					      bool *mmap_locked)
 {
 	struct mm_struct *dst_mm = dst_vma->vm_mm;
 	int vm_shared = dst_vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED;
@@ -380,7 +405,7 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic_hugetlb(
 	 */
 	if (uffd_flags_mode_is(flags, MFILL_ATOMIC_ZEROPAGE)) {
 		up_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
-		mmap_read_unlock(dst_mm);
+		unpin_vma(dst_mm, dst_vma, mmap_locked);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -404,12 +429,25 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic_hugetlb(
 	 */
 	if (!dst_vma) {
 		err = -ENOENT;
-		dst_vma = find_dst_vma(dst_mm, dst_start, len);
-		if (!dst_vma || !is_vm_hugetlb_page(dst_vma))
-			goto out_unlock;
+		dst_vma = find_and_pin_dst_vma(dst_mm, dst_start,
+					       len, mmap_locked);
+		if (!dst_vma)
+			goto out;
+		if (!is_vm_hugetlb_page(dst_vma))
+			goto out_unlock_vma;
 
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		if (vma_hpagesize != vma_kernel_pagesize(dst_vma))
+			goto out_unlock_vma;
+
+		/*
+		 * If memory mappings are changing because of non-cooperative
+		 * operation (e.g. mremap) running in parallel, bail out and
+		 * request the user to retry later
+		 */
+		down_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
+		err = -EAGAIN;
+		if (atomic_read(&ctx->mmap_changing))
 			goto out_unlock;
 
 		vm_shared = dst_vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED;
@@ -465,7 +503,7 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic_hugetlb(
 
 		if (unlikely(err == -ENOENT)) {
 			up_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
-			mmap_read_unlock(dst_mm);
+			unpin_vma(dst_mm, dst_vma, mmap_locked);
 			BUG_ON(!folio);
 
 			err = copy_folio_from_user(folio,
@@ -474,17 +512,6 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic_hugetlb(
 				err = -EFAULT;
 				goto out;
 			}
-			mmap_read_lock(dst_mm);
-			down_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
-			/*
-			 * If memory mappings are changing because of non-cooperative
-			 * operation (e.g. mremap) running in parallel, bail out and
-			 * request the user to retry later
-			 */
-			if (atomic_read(ctx->mmap_changing)) {
-				err = -EAGAIN;
-				break;
-			}
 
 			dst_vma = NULL;
 			goto retry;
@@ -505,7 +532,8 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic_hugetlb(
 
 out_unlock:
 	up_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
-	mmap_read_unlock(dst_mm);
+out_unlock_vma:
+	unpin_vma(dst_mm, dst_vma, mmap_locked);
 out:
 	if (folio)
 		folio_put(folio);
@@ -521,7 +549,8 @@ extern ssize_t mfill_atomic_hugetlb(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 				    unsigned long dst_start,
 				    unsigned long src_start,
 				    unsigned long len,
-				    uffd_flags_t flags);
+				    uffd_flags_t flags,
+				    bool *mmap_locked);
 #endif /* CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE */
 
 static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic_pte(pmd_t *dst_pmd,
@@ -581,6 +610,7 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 	unsigned long src_addr, dst_addr;
 	long copied;
 	struct folio *folio;
+	bool mmap_locked = false;
 
 	/*
 	 * Sanitize the command parameters:
@@ -597,7 +627,14 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 	copied = 0;
 	folio = NULL;
 retry:
-	mmap_read_lock(dst_mm);
+	/*
+	 * Make sure the vma is not shared, that the dst range is
+	 * both valid and fully within a single existing vma.
+	 */
+	err = -ENOENT;
+	dst_vma = find_and_pin_dst_vma(dst_mm, dst_start, len, &mmap_locked);
+	if (!dst_vma)
+		goto out;
 
 	/*
 	 * If memory mappings are changing because of non-cooperative
@@ -609,15 +646,6 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 	if (atomic_read(&ctx->mmap_changing))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	/*
-	 * Make sure the vma is not shared, that the dst range is
-	 * both valid and fully within a single existing vma.
-	 */
-	err = -ENOENT;
-	dst_vma = find_dst_vma(dst_mm, dst_start, len);
-	if (!dst_vma)
-		goto out_unlock;
-
 	err = -EINVAL;
 	/*
 	 * shmem_zero_setup is invoked in mmap for MAP_ANONYMOUS|MAP_SHARED but
@@ -638,8 +666,8 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 	 * If this is a HUGETLB vma, pass off to appropriate routine
 	 */
 	if (is_vm_hugetlb_page(dst_vma))
-		return  mfill_atomic_hugetlb(ctx, dst_vma, dst_start,
-					     src_start, len, flags);
+		return  mfill_atomic_hugetlb(ctx, dst_vma, dst_start, src_start
+					     len, flags, &mmap_locked);
 
 	if (!vma_is_anonymous(dst_vma) && !vma_is_shmem(dst_vma))
 		goto out_unlock;
@@ -699,7 +727,8 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 			void *kaddr;
 
 			up_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
-			mmap_read_unlock(dst_mm);
+			unpin_vma(dst_mm, dst_vma, &mmap_locked);
+
 			BUG_ON(!folio);
 
 			kaddr = kmap_local_folio(folio, 0);
@@ -730,7 +759,7 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t mfill_atomic(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 
 out_unlock:
 	up_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
-	mmap_read_unlock(dst_mm);
+	unpin_vma(dst_mm, dst_vma, &mmap_locked);
 out:
 	if (folio)
 		folio_put(folio);
@@ -1285,8 +1314,6 @@ static int validate_move_areas(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
  * @len: length of the virtual memory range
  * @mode: flags from uffdio_move.mode
  *
- * Must be called with mmap_lock held for read.
- *
  * move_pages() remaps arbitrary anonymous pages atomically in zero
  * copy. It only works on non shared anonymous pages because those can
  * be relocated without generating non linear anon_vmas in the rmap
@@ -1353,15 +1380,16 @@ static int validate_move_areas(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
  * could be obtained. This is the only additional complexity added to
  * the rmap code to provide this anonymous page remapping functionality.
  */
-ssize_t move_pages(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx, struct mm_struct *mm,
-		   unsigned long dst_start, unsigned long src_start,
-		   unsigned long len, __u64 mode)
+ssize_t move_pages(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx, unsigned long dst_start,
+		   unsigned long src_start, unsigned long len, __u64 mode)
 {
+	struct mm_struct *mm = ctx->mm;
 	struct vm_area_struct *src_vma, *dst_vma;
 	unsigned long src_addr, dst_addr;
 	pmd_t *src_pmd, *dst_pmd;
 	long err = -EINVAL;
 	ssize_t moved = 0;
+	bool mmap_locked = false;
 
 	/* Sanitize the command parameters. */
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(src_start & ~PAGE_MASK) ||
@@ -1374,28 +1402,52 @@ ssize_t move_pages(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx, struct mm_struct *mm,
 	    WARN_ON_ONCE(dst_start + len <= dst_start))
 		goto out;
 
+	dst_vma = NULL;
+	src_vma = lock_vma_under_rcu(mm, src_start);
+	if (src_vma) {
+		dst_vma = lock_vma_under_rcu(mm, dst_start);
+		if (!dst_vma)
+			vma_end_read(src_vma);
+	}
+
+	/* If we failed to lock both VMAs, fall back to mmap_lock */
+	if (!dst_vma) {
+		mmap_read_lock(mm);
+		mmap_locked = true;
+		src_vma = find_vma(mm, src_start);
+		if (!src_vma)
+			goto out_unlock_mmap;
+		dst_vma = find_vma(mm, dst_start);
+		if (!dst_vma)
+			goto out_unlock_mmap;
+	}
+
+	/* Re-check after taking map_changing_lock */
+	down_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
+	if (likely(atomic_read(&ctx->mmap_changing))) {
+		err = -EAGAIN;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
 	/*
 	 * Make sure the vma is not shared, that the src and dst remap
 	 * ranges are both valid and fully within a single existing
 	 * vma.
 	 */
-	src_vma = find_vma(mm, src_start);
-	if (!src_vma || (src_vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED))
-		goto out;
+	if (src_vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED)
+		goto out_unlock;
 	if (src_start < src_vma->vm_start ||
 	    src_start + len > src_vma->vm_end)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_unlock;
 
-	dst_vma = find_vma(mm, dst_start);
-	if (!dst_vma || (dst_vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED))
-		goto out;
+	if (dst_vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED)
+		goto out_unlock;
 	if (dst_start < dst_vma->vm_start ||
 	    dst_start + len > dst_vma->vm_end)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	err = validate_move_areas(ctx, src_vma, dst_vma);
 	if (err)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	for (src_addr = src_start, dst_addr = dst_start;
 	     src_addr < src_start + len;) {
@@ -1512,6 +1564,15 @@ ssize_t move_pages(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx, struct mm_struct *mm,
 		moved += step_size;
 	}
 
+out_unlock:
+	up_read(&ctx->map_changing_lock);
+out_unlock_mmap:
+	if (mmap_locked)
+		mmap_read_unlock(mm);
+	else {
+		vma_end_read(dst_vma);
+		vma_end_read(src_vma);
+	}
 out:
 	VM_WARN_ON(moved < 0);
 	VM_WARN_ON(err > 0);
