diff --git a/fs/sysv/dir.c b/fs/sysv/dir.c
index a37747e9e9a3..ab409aa24757 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/dir.c
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ const struct file_operations sysv_dir_operations = {
 	.fsync		= generic_file_fsync,
 };
 
-inline void dir_put_page(struct page *page)
+inline void dir_put_page(struct page *page, void *page_addr)
 {
-	kunmap(page);
+	kunmap_local(page_addr);
 	put_page(page);
 }
 
@@ -52,15 +52,21 @@ static int dir_commit_chunk(struct page *page, loff_t pos, unsigned len)
 	return err;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Calls to dir_get_page()/dir_put_page() must be nested according to the
+ * rules documented in mm/highmem.rst.
+ *
+ * NOTE: sysv_find_entry() and sysv_dotdot() act as calls to dir_get_page()
+ * and must be treated accordingly for nesting purposes.
+ */
 static void *dir_get_page(struct inode *dir, unsigned long n, struct page **p)
 {
 	struct address_space *mapping = dir->i_mapping;
 	struct page *page = read_mapping_page(mapping, n, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(page))
 		return ERR_CAST(page);
-	kmap(page);
 	*p = page;
-	return page_address(page);
+	return kmap_local_page(page);
 }
 
 static int sysv_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
@@ -98,11 +104,11 @@ static int sysv_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 			if (!dir_emit(ctx, name, strnlen(name,SYSV_NAMELEN),
 					fs16_to_cpu(SYSV_SB(sb), de->inode),
 					DT_UNKNOWN)) {
-				dir_put_page(page);
+				dir_put_page(page, kaddr);
 				return 0;
 			}
 		}
-		dir_put_page(page);
+		dir_put_page(page, kaddr);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -125,6 +131,11 @@ static inline int namecompare(int len, int maxlen,
  * returns the cache buffer in which the entry was found, and the entry
  * itself (as a parameter - res_dir). It does NOT read the inode of the
  * entry - you'll have to do that yourself if you want to.
+ *
+ * On Success dir_put_page() should be called on *res_page.
+ *
+ * sysv_find_entry() acts as a call to dir_get_page() and must be treated
+ * accordingly for nesting purposes.
  */
 struct sysv_dir_entry *sysv_find_entry(struct dentry *dentry, struct page **res_page)
 {
@@ -156,7 +167,7 @@ struct sysv_dir_entry *sysv_find_entry(struct dentry *dentry, struct page **res_
 							name, de->name))
 					goto found;
 			}
-			dir_put_page(page);
+			dir_put_page(page, kaddr);
 		}
 
 		if (++n >= npages)
@@ -200,7 +211,7 @@ int sysv_add_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 				goto out_page;
 			de++;
 		}
-		dir_put_page(page);
+		dir_put_page(page, kaddr);
 	}
 	BUG();
 	return -EINVAL;
@@ -218,7 +229,7 @@ int sysv_add_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 	dir->i_mtime = dir->i_ctime = current_time(dir);
 	mark_inode_dirty(dir);
 out_page:
-	dir_put_page(page);
+	dir_put_page(page, kaddr);
 	return err;
 out_unlock:
 	unlock_page(page);
@@ -229,6 +240,12 @@ int sysv_delete_entry(struct sysv_dir_entry *de, struct page *page)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = page->mapping->host;
 	loff_t pos = page_offset(page) + offset_in_page(de);
+	/*
+	 * The "de" dentry points somewhere in the same page whose we need the
+	 * address of; therefore, we can simply get the base address "kaddr" by
+	 * masking the previous with PAGE_MASK.
+	 */
+	char *kaddr = (char *)((unsigned long)de & PAGE_MASK);
 	int err;
 
 	lock_page(page);
@@ -236,7 +253,7 @@ int sysv_delete_entry(struct sysv_dir_entry *de, struct page *page)
 	BUG_ON(err);
 	de->inode = 0;
 	err = dir_commit_chunk(page, pos, SYSV_DIRSIZE);
-	dir_put_page(page);
+	dir_put_page(page, kaddr);
 	inode->i_ctime = inode->i_mtime = current_time(inode);
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 	return err;
@@ -256,9 +273,7 @@ int sysv_make_empty(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir)
 		unlock_page(page);
 		goto fail;
 	}
-	kmap(page);
-
-	base = (char*)page_address(page);
+	base = kmap_local_page(page);
 	memset(base, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
 
 	de = (struct sysv_dir_entry *) base;
@@ -268,7 +283,7 @@ int sysv_make_empty(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir)
 	de->inode = cpu_to_fs16(SYSV_SB(inode->i_sb), dir->i_ino);
 	strcpy(de->name,"..");
 
-	kunmap(page);
+	kunmap_local(base);
 	err = dir_commit_chunk(page, 0, 2 * SYSV_DIRSIZE);
 fail:
 	put_page(page);
@@ -283,10 +298,10 @@ int sysv_empty_dir(struct inode * inode)
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct page *page = NULL;
 	unsigned long i, npages = dir_pages(inode);
+	char *kaddr;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < npages; i++) {
-		char *kaddr;
-		struct sysv_dir_entry * de;
+		struct sysv_dir_entry *de;
 
 		kaddr = dir_get_page(inode, i, &page);
 		if (IS_ERR(kaddr))
@@ -310,12 +325,12 @@ int sysv_empty_dir(struct inode * inode)
 			if (de->name[1] != '.' || de->name[2])
 				goto not_empty;
 		}
-		dir_put_page(page);
+		dir_put_page(page, kaddr);
 	}
 	return 1;
 
 not_empty:
-	dir_put_page(page);
+	dir_put_page(page, kaddr);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -332,11 +347,18 @@ void sysv_set_link(struct sysv_dir_entry *de, struct page *page,
 	BUG_ON(err);
 	de->inode = cpu_to_fs16(SYSV_SB(inode->i_sb), inode->i_ino);
 	err = dir_commit_chunk(page, pos, SYSV_DIRSIZE);
-	dir_put_page(page);
+	dir_put_page(page, de);
 	dir->i_mtime = dir->i_ctime = current_time(dir);
 	mark_inode_dirty(dir);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Calls to dir_get_page()/dir_put_page() must be nested according to the
+ * rules documented in mm/highmem.rst.
+ *
+ * sysv_dotdot() acts as a call to dir_get_page() and must be treated
+ * accordingly for nesting purposes.
+ */
 struct sysv_dir_entry *sysv_dotdot(struct inode *dir, struct page **p)
 {
 	struct page *page = NULL;
@@ -344,7 +366,7 @@ struct sysv_dir_entry *sysv_dotdot(struct inode *dir, struct page **p)
 
 	if (!IS_ERR(de)) {
 		*p = page;
-		return (struct sysv_dir_entry *)page_address(page) + 1;
+		return (struct sysv_dir_entry *)de + 1;
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -357,7 +379,7 @@ ino_t sysv_inode_by_name(struct dentry *dentry)
 	
 	if (de) {
 		res = fs16_to_cpu(SYSV_SB(dentry->d_sb), de->inode);
-		dir_put_page(page);
+		dir_put_page(page, de);
 	}
 	return res;
 }
diff --git a/fs/sysv/namei.c b/fs/sysv/namei.c
index 981c1d76f342..371cf9012052 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/namei.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/namei.c
@@ -251,9 +251,9 @@ static int sysv_rename(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *old_dir,
 
 out_dir:
 	if (dir_de)
-		dir_put_page(dir_page);
+		dir_put_page(dir_page, dir_de);
 out_old:
-	dir_put_page(old_page);
+	dir_put_page(old_page, old_de);
 out:
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/fs/sysv/sysv.h b/fs/sysv/sysv.h
index b250ac1dd348..50f19bfd8d10 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/sysv.h
+++ b/fs/sysv/sysv.h
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ extern void sysv_destroy_icache(void);
 
 
 /* dir.c */
-extern void dir_put_page(struct page *page);
+extern void dir_put_page(struct page *page, void *vaddr);
 extern struct sysv_dir_entry *sysv_find_entry(struct dentry *, struct page **);
 extern int sysv_add_link(struct dentry *, struct inode *);
 extern int sysv_delete_entry(struct sysv_dir_entry *, struct page *);
