diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index c4f38a849436..a9e99f3c18e0 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -511,6 +511,23 @@ static struct mm_struct *mm_init(struct mm_struct *mm, struct task_struct *p)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static void check_mm(struct mm_struct *mm)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < NR_MM_COUNTERS; i++) {
+		long x = atomic_long_read(&mm->rss_stat.count[i]);
+
+		if (unlikely(x))
+			printk(KERN_ALERT "BUG: Bad rss-counter state "
+					  "mm:%p idx:%d val:%ld\n", mm, i, x);
+	}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
+	VM_BUG_ON(mm->pmd_huge_pte);
+#endif
+}
+
 /*
  * Allocate and initialize an mm_struct.
  */
@@ -538,9 +555,7 @@ void __mmdrop(struct mm_struct *mm)
 	mm_free_pgd(mm);
 	destroy_context(mm);
 	mmu_notifier_mm_destroy(mm);
-#ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
-	VM_BUG_ON(mm->pmd_huge_pte);
-#endif
+	check_mm(mm);
 	free_mm(mm);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__mmdrop);