diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index 5076775..c04146d 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -931,13 +931,9 @@
 	if (!(flags & MAP_FIXED))
 		addr = round_hint_to_min(addr);
 
-	error = arch_mmap_check(addr, len, flags);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-
 	/* Careful about overflows.. */
 	len = PAGE_ALIGN(len);
-	if (!len || len > TASK_SIZE)
+	if (!len)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* offset overflow? */
@@ -1437,6 +1433,14 @@
 	unsigned long (*get_area)(struct file *, unsigned long,
 				  unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned long);
 
+	unsigned long error = arch_mmap_check(addr, len, flags);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	/* Careful about overflows.. */
+	if (len > TASK_SIZE)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	get_area = current->mm->get_unmapped_area;
 	if (file && file->f_op && file->f_op->get_unmapped_area)
 		get_area = file->f_op->get_unmapped_area;