diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 2fb328880b50..a1d345f1680c 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -3718,8 +3718,8 @@ static unsigned long deferred_split_scan(struct shrinker *shrink,
 	struct deferred_split *ds_queue = &pgdata->deferred_split_queue;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	LIST_HEAD(list);
-	struct folio *folio, *next;
-	int split = 0;
+	struct folio *folio, *next, *prev = NULL;
+	int split = 0, removed = 0;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG
 	if (sc->memcg)
@@ -3775,15 +3775,28 @@ next:
 		 */
 		if (!did_split && !folio_test_partially_mapped(folio)) {
 			list_del_init(&folio->_deferred_list);
-			ds_queue->split_queue_len--;
+			removed++;
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * That unlocked list_del_init() above would be unsafe,
+			 * unless its folio is separated from any earlier folios
+			 * left on the list (which may be concurrently unqueued)
+			 * by one safe folio with refcount still raised.
+			 */
+			swap(folio, prev);
 		}
-		folio_put(folio);
+		if (folio)
+			folio_put(folio);
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ds_queue->split_queue_lock, flags);
 	list_splice_tail(&list, &ds_queue->split_queue);
+	ds_queue->split_queue_len -= removed;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ds_queue->split_queue_lock, flags);
 
+	if (prev)
+		folio_put(prev);
+
 	/*
 	 * Stop shrinker if we didn't split any page, but the queue is empty.
 	 * This can happen if pages were freed under us.
diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 7845c64a2c57..2703227cce88 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -4631,8 +4631,7 @@ static void uncharge_folio(struct folio *folio, struct uncharge_gather *ug)
 	VM_BUG_ON_FOLIO(folio_test_lru(folio), folio);
 	VM_BUG_ON_FOLIO(folio_order(folio) > 1 &&
 			!folio_test_hugetlb(folio) &&
-			!list_empty(&folio->_deferred_list) &&
-			folio_test_partially_mapped(folio), folio);
+			!list_empty(&folio->_deferred_list), folio);
 
 	/*
 	 * Nobody should be changing or seriously looking at
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 94a2ffe28008..5e108ae755cc 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -961,9 +961,8 @@ static int free_tail_page_prepare(struct page *head_page, struct page *page)
 		break;
 	case 2:
 		/* the second tail page: deferred_list overlaps ->mapping */
-		if (unlikely(!list_empty(&folio->_deferred_list) &&
-		    folio_test_partially_mapped(folio))) {
-			bad_page(page, "partially mapped folio on deferred list");
+		if (unlikely(!list_empty(&folio->_deferred_list))) {
+			bad_page(page, "on deferred list");
 			goto out;
 		}
 		break;