pmde = READ_ONCE(*pvmw->pmd);
        if (pmd_trans_huge(pmde) || is_pmd_migration_entry(pmde)) {
                pvmw->ptl = pmd_lock(mm, pvmw->pmd);
-               if (likely(pmd_trans_huge(*pvmw->pmd))) {
+               pmde = *pvmw->pmd;
+               if (likely(pmd_trans_huge(pmde))) {
                        if (pvmw->flags & PVMW_MIGRATION)
                                return not_found(pvmw);
-                       if (pmd_page(*pvmw->pmd) != page)
+                       if (pmd_page(pmde) != page)
                                return not_found(pvmw);
                        return true;
-               } else if (!pmd_present(*pvmw->pmd)) {
+               } else if (!pmd_present(pmde)) {
                        if (thp_migration_supported()) {
                                if (!(pvmw->flags & PVMW_MIGRATION))
                                        return not_found(pvmw);
-                               if (is_migration_entry(pmd_to_swp_entry(*pvmw->pmd))) {
-                                       swp_entry_t entry = pmd_to_swp_entry(*pvmw->pmd);
+                               if (is_migration_entry(pmd_to_swp_entry(pmde))) {
+                                       swp_entry_t entry = pmd_to_swp_entry(pmde);
 
                                        if (migration_entry_to_page(entry) != page)
                                                return not_found(pvmw);