diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 9fac6dd..f95c71b 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -414,15 +414,45 @@
 	return atomic_read(&compound_head(page)->_count);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE
+extern int PageHeadHuge(struct page *page_head);
+#else /* CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE */
+static inline int PageHeadHuge(struct page *page_head)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE */
+
+static inline bool __compound_tail_refcounted(struct page *page)
+{
+	return !PageSlab(page) && !PageHeadHuge(page);
+}
+
+/*
+ * This takes a head page as parameter and tells if the
+ * tail page reference counting can be skipped.
+ *
+ * For this to be safe, PageSlab and PageHeadHuge must remain true on
+ * any given page where they return true here, until all tail pins
+ * have been released.
+ */
+static inline bool compound_tail_refcounted(struct page *page)
+{
+	VM_BUG_ON(!PageHead(page));
+	return __compound_tail_refcounted(page);
+}
+
 static inline void get_huge_page_tail(struct page *page)
 {
 	/*
 	 * __split_huge_page_refcount() cannot run
 	 * from under us.
+	 * In turn no need of compound_trans_head here.
 	 */
 	VM_BUG_ON(page_mapcount(page) < 0);
 	VM_BUG_ON(atomic_read(&page->_count) != 0);
-	atomic_inc(&page->_mapcount);
+	if (compound_tail_refcounted(compound_head(page)))
+		atomic_inc(&page->_mapcount);
 }
 
 extern bool __get_page_tail(struct page *page);