diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
index 391337282e3f..8f08090d7eb9 100644
--- a/mm/rmap.c
+++ b/mm/rmap.c
@@ -457,6 +457,13 @@ static void cleanup_partial_anon_vmas(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		list_del(&avc->same_vma);
 		anon_vma_chain_free(avc);
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * The anon_vma assigned to this VMA is no longer valid, as we were not
+	 * able to correctly clone AVC state. Avoid inconsistent anon_vma tree
+	 * state by resetting.
+	 */
+	vma->anon_vma = NULL;
 }
 
 /**