diff --git a/mm/ksm.c b/mm/ksm.c
index a6d3fb7..47c8853 100644
--- a/mm/ksm.c
+++ b/mm/ksm.c
@@ -374,6 +374,20 @@
 	return (ret & VM_FAULT_OOM) ? -ENOMEM : 0;
 }
 
+static struct vm_area_struct *find_mergeable_vma(struct mm_struct *mm,
+		unsigned long addr)
+{
+	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+	if (ksm_test_exit(mm))
+		return NULL;
+	vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
+	if (!vma || vma->vm_start > addr)
+		return NULL;
+	if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_MERGEABLE) || !vma->anon_vma)
+		return NULL;
+	return vma;
+}
+
 static void break_cow(struct rmap_item *rmap_item)
 {
 	struct mm_struct *mm = rmap_item->mm;
@@ -387,15 +401,9 @@
 	put_anon_vma(rmap_item->anon_vma);
 
 	down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
-	if (ksm_test_exit(mm))
-		goto out;
-	vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
-	if (!vma || vma->vm_start > addr)
-		goto out;
-	if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_MERGEABLE) || !vma->anon_vma)
-		goto out;
-	break_ksm(vma, addr);
-out:
+	vma = find_mergeable_vma(mm, addr);
+	if (vma)
+		break_ksm(vma, addr);
 	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 }
 
@@ -421,12 +429,8 @@
 	struct page *page;
 
 	down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
-	if (ksm_test_exit(mm))
-		goto out;
-	vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
-	if (!vma || vma->vm_start > addr)
-		goto out;
-	if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_MERGEABLE) || !vma->anon_vma)
+	vma = find_mergeable_vma(mm, addr);
+	if (!vma)
 		goto out;
 
 	page = follow_page(vma, addr, FOLL_GET);