diff --git a/mm/vmstat.c b/mm/vmstat.c
index 1fb91d5a..5437a78 100644
--- a/mm/vmstat.c
+++ b/mm/vmstat.c
@@ -1858,6 +1858,14 @@ int vmstat_refresh(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 	for (i = 0; i < NR_VM_ZONE_STAT_ITEMS; i++) {
+		/*
+		 * Skip checking stats known to go negative occasionally.
+		 */
+		switch (i) {
+		case NR_ZONE_WRITE_PENDING:
+		case NR_FREE_CMA_PAGES:
+			continue;
+		}
 		val = atomic_long_read(&vm_zone_stat[i]);
 		if (val < 0) {
 			pr_warn("%s: %s %ld\n",
@@ -1874,6 +1882,13 @@ int vmstat_refresh(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	}
 #endif
 	for (i = 0; i < NR_VM_NODE_STAT_ITEMS; i++) {
+		/*
+		 * Skip checking stats known to go negative occasionally.
+		 */
+		switch (i) {
+		case NR_WRITEBACK:
+			continue;
+		}
 		val = atomic_long_read(&vm_node_stat[i]);
 		if (val < 0) {
 			pr_warn("%s: %s %ld\n",