diff --git a/mm/ksm.c b/mm/ksm.c
index e2d2886fb1df33..a6d43cf9a98240 100644
--- a/mm/ksm.c
+++ b/mm/ksm.c
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ struct rmap_item {
 #define SEQNR_MASK	0x0ff	/* low bits of unstable tree seqnr */
 #define UNSTABLE_FLAG	0x100	/* is a node of the unstable tree */
 #define STABLE_FLAG	0x200	/* is listed from the stable tree */
+#define KSM_FLAG_MASK	(SEQNR_MASK|UNSTABLE_FLAG|STABLE_FLAG)
+				/* to mask all the flags */
 
 /* The stable and unstable tree heads */
 static struct rb_root one_stable_tree[1] = { RB_ROOT };
@@ -2598,10 +2600,15 @@ void rmap_walk_ksm(struct page *page, struct rmap_walk_control *rwc)
 		anon_vma_lock_read(anon_vma);
 		anon_vma_interval_tree_foreach(vmac, &anon_vma->rb_root,
 					       0, ULONG_MAX) {
+			unsigned long addr;
+
 			cond_resched();
 			vma = vmac->vma;
-			if (rmap_item->address < vma->vm_start ||
-			    rmap_item->address >= vma->vm_end)
+
+			/* Ignore the stable/unstable/sqnr flags */
+			addr = rmap_item->address & ~KSM_FLAG_MASK;
+
+			if (addr < vma->vm_start || addr >= vma->vm_end)
 				continue;
 			/*
 			 * Initially we examine only the vma which covers this
@@ -2615,8 +2622,7 @@ void rmap_walk_ksm(struct page *page, struct rmap_walk_control *rwc)
 			if (rwc->invalid_vma && rwc->invalid_vma(vma, rwc->arg))
 				continue;
 
-			if (!rwc->rmap_one(page, vma,
-					rmap_item->address, rwc->arg)) {
+			if (!rwc->rmap_one(page, vma, addr, rwc->arg)) {
 				anon_vma_unlock_read(anon_vma);
 				return;
 			}