diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 34d8bf4e6fe9..e7a644e66a03 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -627,7 +627,13 @@ static void check_mm(struct mm_struct *mm)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NR_MM_COUNTERS; i++) {
-		long x = atomic_long_read(&mm->rss_stat.count[i]);
+		long x;
+
+		/* MM_UNRECLAIMABLE could be freed later in exit_files */
+		if (i == MM_UNRECLAIMABLE)
+			continue;
+
+		x = atomic_long_read(&mm->rss_stat.count[i]);
 
 		if (unlikely(x))
 			printk(KERN_ALERT "BUG: Bad rss-counter state "