diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index a3e9633..bb0d3ac 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -6213,8 +6213,6 @@
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	page_counter_set_high(&memcg->memory, high);
-
 	for (;;) {
 		unsigned long nr_pages = page_counter_read(&memcg->memory);
 		unsigned long reclaimed;
@@ -6238,6 +6236,8 @@
 			break;
 	}
 
+	page_counter_set_high(&memcg->memory, high);
+
 	return nbytes;
 }