diff --git a/mm/nommu.c b/mm/nommu.c
index 2696b24..7695dc8 100644
--- a/mm/nommu.c
+++ b/mm/nommu.c
@@ -1454,7 +1454,8 @@
 
 	/* Don't let a single process grow too big:
 	   leave 3% of the size of this process for other processes */
-	allowed -= current->mm->total_vm / 32;
+	if (mm)
+		allowed -= mm->total_vm / 32;
 
 	/*
 	 * cast `allowed' as a signed long because vm_committed_space