diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index 3520c39304ba..d2856590427c 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -257,8 +257,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(brk, unsigned long, brk)
 	 */
 	mas_set(&mas, oldbrk);
 	next = mas_find(&mas, newbrk - 1 + PAGE_SIZE + stack_guard_gap);
-	if (next && newbrk + PAGE_SIZE > vm_start_gap(next))
-		goto out;
+	if (next) {
+		vma_start_write(next);
+		if (newbrk + PAGE_SIZE > vm_start_gap(next))
+			goto out;
+	}
 
 	brkvma = mas_prev(&mas, mm->start_brk);
 	/* Ok, looks good - let it rip. */
@@ -1027,10 +1030,17 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	if (vm_flags & VM_SPECIAL)
 		return NULL;
 
+	if (prev)
+		vma_start_write(prev);
 	next = find_vma(mm, prev ? prev->vm_end : 0);
+	if (next)
+		vma_start_write(next);
 	mid = next;
-	if (next && next->vm_end == end)		/* cases 6, 7, 8 */
+	if (next && next->vm_end == end) {		/* cases 6, 7, 8 */
 		next = find_vma(mm, next->vm_end);
+		if (next)
+			vma_start_write(next);
+	}
 
 	/* verify some invariant that must be enforced by the caller */
 	VM_WARN_ON(prev && addr <= prev->vm_start);
@@ -2216,6 +2226,7 @@ int __split_vma(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	int err;
 	validate_mm_mt(mm);
 
+	vma_start_write(vma);
 	if (vma->vm_ops && vma->vm_ops->may_split) {
 		err = vma->vm_ops->may_split(vma, addr);
 		if (err)
@@ -2590,6 +2601,8 @@ unsigned long mmap_region(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
 
 	/* Attempt to expand an old mapping */
 	/* Check next */
+	if (next)
+		vma_start_write(next);
 	if (next && next->vm_start == end && !vma_policy(next) &&
 	    can_vma_merge_before(next, vm_flags, NULL, file, pgoff+pglen,
 				 NULL_VM_UFFD_CTX, NULL)) {
@@ -2599,6 +2612,8 @@ unsigned long mmap_region(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
 	}
 
 	/* Check prev */
+	if (prev)
+		vma_start_write(prev);
 	if (prev && prev->vm_end == addr && !vma_policy(prev) &&
 	    (vma ? can_vma_merge_after(prev, vm_flags, vma->anon_vma, file,
 				       pgoff, vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx, NULL) :
@@ -2976,6 +2991,8 @@ static int do_brk_flags(struct ma_state *mas, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	if (security_vm_enough_memory_mm(mm, len >> PAGE_SHIFT))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	if (vma)
+		vma_start_write(vma);
 	/*
 	 * Expand the existing vma if possible; Note that singular lists do not
 	 * occur after forking, so the expand will only happen on new VMAs.