diff --git a/mm/hmm.c b/mm/hmm.c
index de9840f..63ca3b5 100644
--- a/mm/hmm.c
+++ b/mm/hmm.c
@@ -91,16 +91,6 @@ static struct hmm *hmm_register(struct mm_struct *mm)
 	spin_lock_init(&hmm->lock);
 	hmm->mm = mm;
 
-	/*
-	 * We should only get here if hold the mmap_sem in write mode ie on
-	 * registration of first mirror through hmm_mirror_register()
-	 */
-	hmm->mmu_notifier.ops = &hmm_mmu_notifier_ops;
-	if (__mmu_notifier_register(&hmm->mmu_notifier, mm)) {
-		kfree(hmm);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	spin_lock(&mm->page_table_lock);
 	if (!mm->hmm)
 		mm->hmm = hmm;
@@ -108,12 +98,27 @@ static struct hmm *hmm_register(struct mm_struct *mm)
 		cleanup = true;
 	spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
 
-	if (cleanup) {
-		mmu_notifier_unregister(&hmm->mmu_notifier, mm);
-		kfree(hmm);
-	}
+	if (cleanup)
+		goto error;
+
+	/*
+	 * We should only get here if hold the mmap_sem in write mode ie on
+	 * registration of first mirror through hmm_mirror_register()
+	 */
+	hmm->mmu_notifier.ops = &hmm_mmu_notifier_ops;
+	if (__mmu_notifier_register(&hmm->mmu_notifier, mm))
+		goto error_mm;
 
 	return mm->hmm;
+
+error_mm:
+	spin_lock(&mm->page_table_lock);
+	if (mm->hmm == hmm)
+		mm->hmm = NULL;
+	spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
+error:
+	kfree(hmm);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 void hmm_mm_destroy(struct mm_struct *mm)
@@ -278,12 +283,13 @@ void hmm_mirror_unregister(struct hmm_mirror *mirror)
 	if (!should_unregister || mm == NULL)
 		return;
 
+	mmu_notifier_unregister_no_release(&hmm->mmu_notifier, mm);
+
 	spin_lock(&mm->page_table_lock);
 	if (mm->hmm == hmm)
 		mm->hmm = NULL;
 	spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
 
-	mmu_notifier_unregister_no_release(&hmm->mmu_notifier, mm);
 	kfree(hmm);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(hmm_mirror_unregister);