diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index b03ced0c3d48..21ef93c92b47 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@ try_split:
 			    !shmem_falloc->waitq &&
 			    index >= shmem_falloc->start &&
 			    index < shmem_falloc->next)
-				shmem_falloc->nr_unswapped++;
+				shmem_falloc->nr_unswapped += nr_pages;
 			else
 				shmem_falloc = NULL;
 			spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);