diff --git a/drivers/android/binder_alloc.c b/drivers/android/binder_alloc.c
index 1014beb12802..a61df6e1103a 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder_alloc.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder_alloc.c
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ static inline void binder_alloc_set_vma(struct binder_alloc *alloc,
 	 */
 	if (vma) {
 		vm_start = vma->vm_start;
-		alloc->vma_vm_mm = vma->vm_mm;
 		mmap_assert_write_locked(alloc->vma_vm_mm);
 	} else {
 		mmap_assert_locked(alloc->vma_vm_mm);
@@ -792,7 +791,6 @@ int binder_alloc_mmap_handler(struct binder_alloc *alloc,
 	binder_insert_free_buffer(alloc, buffer);
 	alloc->free_async_space = alloc->buffer_size / 2;
 	binder_alloc_set_vma(alloc, vma);
-	mmgrab(alloc->vma_vm_mm);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1080,6 +1078,8 @@ static struct shrinker binder_shrinker = {
 void binder_alloc_init(struct binder_alloc *alloc)
 {
 	alloc->pid = current->group_leader->pid;
+	alloc->vma_vm_mm = current->mm;
+	mmgrab(alloc->vma_vm_mm);
 	mutex_init(&alloc->mutex);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&alloc->buffers);
 }