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diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index da3fa90a0aae..404319477e71 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -143,7 +143,11 @@ int __vm_enough_memory(long pages, int cap_sys_admin)
leave 3% of the size of this process for other processes */
allowed -= current->mm->total_vm / 32;
- if (atomic_read(&vm_committed_space) < allowed)
+ /*
+ * cast `allowed' as a signed long because vm_committed_space
+ * sometimes has a negative value
+ */
+ if (atomic_read(&vm_committed_space) < (long)allowed)
return 0;
vm_unacct_memory(pages);