diff --git a/mm/migrate.c b/mm/migrate.c
index 712b231a7376..d4fd680be3b0 100644
--- a/mm/migrate.c
+++ b/mm/migrate.c
@@ -1130,10 +1130,13 @@ out:
 	 * If migration is successful, decrease refcount of the newpage
 	 * which will not free the page because new page owner increased
 	 * refcounter. As well, if it is LRU page, add the page to LRU
-	 * list in here.
+	 * list in here. Use the old state of the isolated source page to
+	 * determine if we migrated a LRU page. newpage was already unlocked
+	 * and possibly modified by its owner - don't rely on the page
+	 * state.
 	 */
 	if (rc == MIGRATEPAGE_SUCCESS) {
-		if (unlikely(__PageMovable(newpage)))
+		if (unlikely(!is_lru))
 			put_page(newpage);
 		else
 			putback_lru_page(newpage);