diff --git a/mm/vmstat.c b/mm/vmstat.c
index b0534e068166..2c7e7569a453 100644
--- a/mm/vmstat.c
+++ b/mm/vmstat.c
@@ -319,6 +319,16 @@ void __mod_zone_page_state(struct zone *zone, enum zone_stat_item item,
 	long x;
 	long t;
 
+	/*
+	 * Accurate vmstat updates require a RMW. On !PREEMPT_RT kernels,
+	 * atomicity is provided by IRQs being disabled -- either explicitly
+	 * or via local_lock_irq. On PREEMPT_RT, local_lock_irq only disables
+	 * CPU migrations and preemption potentially corrupts a counter so
+	 * disable preemption.
+	 */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))
+		preempt_disable();
+
 	x = delta + __this_cpu_read(*p);
 
 	t = __this_cpu_read(pcp->stat_threshold);
@@ -328,6 +338,9 @@ void __mod_zone_page_state(struct zone *zone, enum zone_stat_item item,
 		x = 0;
 	}
 	__this_cpu_write(*p, x);
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))
+		preempt_enable();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mod_zone_page_state);
 
@@ -350,6 +363,10 @@ void __mod_node_page_state(struct pglist_data *pgdat, enum node_stat_item item,
 		delta >>= PAGE_SHIFT;
 	}
 
+	/* See __mod_node_page_state */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))
+		preempt_disable();
+
 	x = delta + __this_cpu_read(*p);
 
 	t = __this_cpu_read(pcp->stat_threshold);
@@ -359,6 +376,9 @@ void __mod_node_page_state(struct pglist_data *pgdat, enum node_stat_item item,
 		x = 0;
 	}
 	__this_cpu_write(*p, x);
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))
+		preempt_enable();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mod_node_page_state);
 
@@ -391,6 +411,10 @@ void __inc_zone_state(struct zone *zone, enum zone_stat_item item)
 	s8 __percpu *p = pcp->vm_stat_diff + item;
 	s8 v, t;
 
+	/* See __mod_node_page_state */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))
+		preempt_disable();
+
 	v = __this_cpu_inc_return(*p);
 	t = __this_cpu_read(pcp->stat_threshold);
 	if (unlikely(v > t)) {
@@ -399,6 +423,9 @@ void __inc_zone_state(struct zone *zone, enum zone_stat_item item)
 		zone_page_state_add(v + overstep, zone, item);
 		__this_cpu_write(*p, -overstep);
 	}
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))
+		preempt_enable();
 }
 
 void __inc_node_state(struct pglist_data *pgdat, enum node_stat_item item)
@@ -409,6 +436,10 @@ void __inc_node_state(struct pglist_data *pgdat, enum node_stat_item item)
 
 	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(vmstat_item_in_bytes(item));
 
+	/* See __mod_node_page_state */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))
+		preempt_disable();
+
 	v = __this_cpu_inc_return(*p);
 	t = __this_cpu_read(pcp->stat_threshold);
 	if (unlikely(v > t)) {
@@ -417,6 +448,9 @@ void __inc_node_state(struct pglist_data *pgdat, enum node_stat_item item)
 		node_page_state_add(v + overstep, pgdat, item);
 		__this_cpu_write(*p, -overstep);
 	}
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))
+		preempt_enable();
 }
 
 void __inc_zone_page_state(struct page *page, enum zone_stat_item item)
@@ -437,6 +471,10 @@ void __dec_zone_state(struct zone *zone, enum zone_stat_item item)
 	s8 __percpu *p = pcp->vm_stat_diff + item;
 	s8 v, t;
 
+	/* See __mod_node_page_state */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))
+		preempt_disable();
+
 	v = __this_cpu_dec_return(*p);
 	t = __this_cpu_read(pcp->stat_threshold);
 	if (unlikely(v < - t)) {
@@ -445,6 +483,9 @@ void __dec_zone_state(struct zone *zone, enum zone_stat_item item)
 		zone_page_state_add(v - overstep, zone, item);
 		__this_cpu_write(*p, overstep);
 	}
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))
+		preempt_enable();
 }
 
 void __dec_node_state(struct pglist_data *pgdat, enum node_stat_item item)
@@ -455,6 +496,10 @@ void __dec_node_state(struct pglist_data *pgdat, enum node_stat_item item)
 
 	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(vmstat_item_in_bytes(item));
 
+	/* See __mod_node_page_state */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))
+		preempt_disable();
+
 	v = __this_cpu_dec_return(*p);
 	t = __this_cpu_read(pcp->stat_threshold);
 	if (unlikely(v < - t)) {
@@ -463,6 +508,9 @@ void __dec_node_state(struct pglist_data *pgdat, enum node_stat_item item)
 		node_page_state_add(v - overstep, pgdat, item);
 		__this_cpu_write(*p, overstep);
 	}
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))
+		preempt_enable();
 }
 
 void __dec_zone_page_state(struct page *page, enum zone_stat_item item)
