diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
index c3bd8345022780e45e3135228329a56dda91cee4..5dbf13f954f6f493aaae525d4f3b93282ac88f75 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ retry:
 			/* Clear FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY to avoid any risk
 			* of starvation. */
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 			goto retry;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/arch/avr32/mm/fault.c b/arch/avr32/mm/fault.c
index b92e60958617eb25ff90481989f494c3625f5a98..b2f2d2d668491905dbbc37c385449852a9e7fdde 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/mm/fault.c
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ good_area:
 			tsk->min_flt++;
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			/*
 			 * No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would have
diff --git a/arch/cris/mm/fault.c b/arch/cris/mm/fault.c
index 45fd542cf173df075c556d3fb1586d740298b426..73312ab6c696c160f7fd58df02a50890390ad650 100644
--- a/arch/cris/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/cris/mm/fault.c
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ retry:
 			tsk->min_flt++;
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			/*
 			 * No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c b/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c
index 06695cc4fe58f09f61d73c0e28803de8b9dfbda3..513b74cb397eb4dffab84d240367f2e71d8a4263 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c
+++ b/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ good_area:
 				current->min_flt++;
 			if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 				flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+				flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 				goto retry;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c b/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
index 8443daf4f515777ca3cd6d710bef4a92b6373608..6cf0341f978e59ddf235c44e70dcf615799390ed 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ retry:
 			current->min_flt++;
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			 /* No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
 			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
diff --git a/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c b/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c
index aeebbb7b30f0b6ca7348740a6a374ef475066a82..a563727806bf922b5b3315559b9b46b5bbb9d7fc 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ good_area:
 			/* Clear FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY to avoid any risk
 			 * of starvation. */
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			/*
 			 * No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c b/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
index eb365d6795fa80448fbe4fe391b8b3211c0f4156..714b35a9c4f7b156ac59476debad57426988f849 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ good_area:
 			current->min_flt++;
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			/*
 			 * No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/fault.c b/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
index c14f6dfed9958008a60daf1447b9d7013e01aa8e..9f513486af10b829596eb22efcf44bc65e18ee7c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ good_area:
 		}
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			/*
 			 * No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c b/arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c
index 40f850e9766c78a0d790a040937b2d053b8ac4bd..e2bfafce66c53661064e2cf5e4b0d5d036e2c6a7 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ good_area:
 			tsk->min_flt++;
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			 /* No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
 			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
index 5495ebe983a23489403be6fc8388e7434a47f769..0a6b28336eb0791354c1dc4439ddddcc4e2b35d7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ good_area:
 			/* Clear FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY to avoid any risk
 			 * of starvation. */
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 			goto retry;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/fault.c b/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
index ac9122ca11529217e3843483042306a7a09a74cb..04ad4001a289e05c89d30b5d6aaad9573b2ca388 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ retry:
 			/* Clear FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY to avoid any risk
 			 * of starvation. */
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 			down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 			goto retry;
 		}
diff --git a/arch/sh/mm/fault.c b/arch/sh/mm/fault.c
index 3bdc1ad9a341f4418a1724dfcd8cd3ac4388a011..cbbdcad8fcb357cc7fc383820a6f0c7dc1537be9 100644
--- a/arch/sh/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/sh/mm/fault.c
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ good_area:
 		}
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			/*
 			 * No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
index 77ac917be15295f787977715ea8f63c43bbb1697..e98bfda205a2beb97bcaa49a27d5a9412bf03dc3 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ good_area:
 		}
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			/* No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
 			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
index 1fe0429b6314257faa40d80b07f7d4e3b77538c6..413d292633046a62d51b342b6de85bc04125affd 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ good_area:
 		}
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			/* No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
 			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
diff --git a/arch/tile/mm/fault.c b/arch/tile/mm/fault.c
index 84ce7abbf5afb80c5d82648244349bf7d746a9c0..fe811fa5f1b96f682633e2c54f6be6bbdd525095 100644
--- a/arch/tile/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/tile/mm/fault.c
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ good_area:
 			tsk->min_flt++;
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			 /*
 			  * No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/trap.c b/arch/um/kernel/trap.c
index 0353b98ae35a28208c695816bd9b7883ad6fb22e..0f00e9c82080f644030191cb31bc7ae3e0937f49 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/trap.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/trap.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ good_area:
 				current->min_flt++;
 			if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 				flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+				flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 				goto retry;
 			}
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
index a530b230e7d7e3d71c5183edf4575c143ed914fe..8e13ecb41bee020a438739bd32eaaf1a5841ee6e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
@@ -1220,6 +1220,7 @@ good_area:
 			/* Clear FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY to avoid any risk
 			 * of starvation. */
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 			goto retry;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c b/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c
index 5a74c53bc69c132cfad6231d9294e49f5cedef93..2c2f710ed1dc905a8c9e0509d36cd76ed073e0ce 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ good_area:
 			current->min_flt++;
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 			flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+			flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
 
 			 /* No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
 			 * have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index b01e585ab4b538e26b7aba4daca7b57d31c37f59..bcaab4e6fe913ac6e3f2ef0a6c83ea24d8972867 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ extern pgprot_t protection_map[16];
 #define FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY	0x08	/* Retry fault if blocking */
 #define FAULT_FLAG_RETRY_NOWAIT	0x10	/* Don't drop mmap_sem and wait when retrying */
 #define FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE	0x20	/* The fault task is in SIGKILL killable region */
+#define FAULT_FLAG_TRIED	0x40	/* second try */
 
 /*
  * vm_fault is filled by the the pagefault handler and passed to the vma's
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index a9827b42556ed5fb3838f78989e193b39837c517..83efee76a5c0b12c577903346eca32f7ca49be18 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -1607,13 +1607,13 @@ int filemap_fault(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	 * Do we have something in the page cache already?
 	 */
 	page = find_get_page(mapping, offset);
-	if (likely(page)) {
+	if (likely(page) && !(vmf->flags & FAULT_FLAG_TRIED)) {
 		/*
 		 * We found the page, so try async readahead before
 		 * waiting for the lock.
 		 */
 		do_async_mmap_readahead(vma, ra, file, page, offset);
-	} else {
+	} else if (!page) {
 		/* No page in the page cache at all */
 		do_sync_mmap_readahead(vma, ra, file, offset);
 		count_vm_event(PGMAJFAULT);