diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index 31d26637b658..868d08f49f07 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -2391,8 +2391,8 @@ restart:
 				*mpol_new = *n->policy;
 				atomic_set(&mpol_new->refcnt, 1);
 				sp_node_init(n_new, n->end, end, mpol_new);
-				sp_insert(sp, n_new);
 				n->end = start;
+				sp_insert(sp, n_new);
 				n_new = NULL;
 				mpol_new = NULL;
 				break;