diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 6b03cd9..9914da9 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -1247,12 +1247,23 @@
 	ClearPagePrivate(page);
 
 	/*
-	 * A return code of zero implies that the subpool will be under its
-	 * minimum size if the reservation is not restored after page is free.
-	 * Therefore, force restore_reserve operation.
+	 * If PagePrivate() was set on page, page allocation consumed a
+	 * reservation.  If the page was associated with a subpool, there
+	 * would have been a page reserved in the subpool before allocation
+	 * via hugepage_subpool_get_pages().  Since we are 'restoring' the
+	 * reservtion, do not call hugepage_subpool_put_pages() as this will
+	 * remove the reserved page from the subpool.
 	 */
-	if (hugepage_subpool_put_pages(spool, 1) == 0)
-		restore_reserve = true;
+	if (!restore_reserve) {
+		/*
+		 * A return code of zero implies that the subpool will be
+		 * under its minimum size if the reservation is not restored
+		 * after page is free.  Therefore, force restore_reserve
+		 * operation.
+		 */
+		if (hugepage_subpool_put_pages(spool, 1) == 0)
+			restore_reserve = true;
+	}
 
 	spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock);
 	clear_page_huge_active(page);