diff --git a/mm/mmu_notifier.c b/mm/mmu_notifier.c
index 07f42a7a6065..9165ca619c8c 100644
--- a/mm/mmu_notifier.c
+++ b/mm/mmu_notifier.c
@@ -1043,6 +1043,18 @@ int mmu_interval_notifier_insert_locked(
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mmu_interval_notifier_insert_locked);
 
+static bool
+mmu_interval_seq_released(struct mmu_notifier_subscriptions *subscriptions,
+			  unsigned long seq)
+{
+	bool ret;
+
+	spin_lock(&subscriptions->lock);
+	ret = subscriptions->invalidate_seq != seq;
+	spin_unlock(&subscriptions->lock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * mmu_interval_notifier_remove - Remove a interval notifier
  * @interval_sub: Interval subscription to unregister
@@ -1090,7 +1102,7 @@ void mmu_interval_notifier_remove(struct mmu_interval_notifier *interval_sub)
 	lock_map_release(&__mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start_map);
 	if (seq)
 		wait_event(subscriptions->wq,
-			   READ_ONCE(subscriptions->invalidate_seq) != seq);
+			   mmu_interval_seq_released(subscriptions, seq));
 
 	/* pairs with mmgrab in mmu_interval_notifier_insert() */
 	mmdrop(mm);