diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
index d4f706dc245f..6e49fe5da513 100644
--- a/mm/gup.c
+++ b/mm/gup.c
@@ -1674,10 +1674,11 @@ int __mm_populate(unsigned long start, unsigned long len, int ignore_errors)
 		if (!locked) {
 			locked = 1;
 			mmap_read_lock(mm);
-			vma = find_vma(mm, nstart);
+			vma = find_vma_intersection(mm, nstart, end);
 		} else if (nstart >= vma->vm_end)
-			vma = vma->vm_next;
-		if (!vma || vma->vm_start >= end)
+			vma = find_vma_intersection(mm, vma->vm_end, end);
+
+		if (!vma)
 			break;
 		/*
 		 * Set [nstart; nend) to intersection of desired address