diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
index 1e67461..94fab8f 100644
--- a/mm/gup.c
+++ b/mm/gup.c
@@ -272,8 +272,6 @@ struct page *follow_page_mask(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 			return page;
 		return no_page_table(vma, flags);
 	}
-	if ((flags & FOLL_NUMA) && pmd_protnone(*pmd))
-		return no_page_table(vma, flags);
 	if (pmd_devmap(*pmd)) {
 		ptl = pmd_lock(mm, pmd);
 		page = follow_devmap_pmd(vma, address, pmd, flags);
@@ -284,6 +282,9 @@ struct page *follow_page_mask(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	if (likely(!pmd_trans_huge(*pmd)))
 		return follow_page_pte(vma, address, pmd, flags);
 
+	if ((flags & FOLL_NUMA) && pmd_protnone(*pmd))
+		return no_page_table(vma, flags);
+
 	ptl = pmd_lock(mm, pmd);
 	if (unlikely(!pmd_trans_huge(*pmd))) {
 		spin_unlock(ptl);