diff --git a/mm/khugepaged.c b/mm/khugepaged.c
index 1cd18e4347fe..b7e2268dfc9a 100644
--- a/mm/khugepaged.c
+++ b/mm/khugepaged.c
@@ -1673,10 +1673,14 @@ static unsigned int khugepaged_scan_mm_slot(unsigned int pages,
 	spin_unlock(&khugepaged_mm_lock);
 
 	mm = mm_slot->mm;
-	down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
-	if (unlikely(khugepaged_test_exit(mm)))
-		vma = NULL;
-	else
+	/*
+	 * Don't wait for semaphore (to avoid long wait times).  Just move to
+	 * the next mm on the list.
+	 */
+	vma = NULL;
+	if (unlikely(!down_read_trylock(&mm->mmap_sem)))
+		goto breakouterloop_mmap_sem;
+	if (likely(!khugepaged_test_exit(mm)))
 		vma = find_vma(mm, khugepaged_scan.address);
 
 	progress++;