diff --git a/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c b/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c
index 3ed3fb68922c..d9f00ee07c62 100644
--- a/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c
+++ b/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c
@@ -1033,30 +1033,39 @@ static int __init debug_vm_pgtable(void)
 
 	hugetlb_basic_tests(pte_aligned, prot);
 
-	pte_clear_tests(mm, ptep, vaddr);
-	pmd_clear_tests(mm, pmdp);
-	pud_clear_tests(mm, pudp);
-	p4d_clear_tests(mm, p4dp);
-	pgd_clear_tests(mm, pgdp);
+	/*
+	 * Page table modifying tests. They need to hold
+	 * proper page table lock.
+	 */
 
 	ptl = pte_lockptr(mm, pmdp);
 	spin_lock(ptl);
-
+	pte_clear_tests(mm, ptep, vaddr);
 	pte_advanced_tests(mm, vma, ptep, pte_aligned, vaddr, prot);
-	pmd_advanced_tests(mm, vma, pmdp, pmd_aligned, vaddr, prot);
-	pud_advanced_tests(mm, vma, pudp, pud_aligned, vaddr, prot);
-	hugetlb_advanced_tests(mm, vma, ptep, pte_aligned, vaddr, prot);
-
-
-	pmd_huge_tests(pmdp, pmd_aligned, prot);
-	pud_huge_tests(pudp, pud_aligned, prot);
-
 	pte_unmap_unlock(ptep, ptl);
 
+	ptl = pmd_lock(mm, pmdp);
+	pmd_clear_tests(mm, pmdp);
+	pmd_advanced_tests(mm, vma, pmdp, pmd_aligned, vaddr, prot);
+	pmd_huge_tests(pmdp, pmd_aligned, prot);
 	pmd_populate_tests(mm, pmdp, saved_ptep);
+	spin_unlock(ptl);
+
+	ptl = pud_lock(mm, pudp);
+	pud_clear_tests(mm, pudp);
+	pud_advanced_tests(mm, vma, pudp, pud_aligned, vaddr, prot);
+	pud_huge_tests(pudp, pud_aligned, prot);
 	pud_populate_tests(mm, pudp, saved_pmdp);
+	spin_unlock(ptl);
+
+	hugetlb_advanced_tests(mm, vma, ptep, pte_aligned, vaddr, prot);
+
+	spin_lock(&mm->page_table_lock);
+	p4d_clear_tests(mm, p4dp);
+	pgd_clear_tests(mm, pgdp);
 	p4d_populate_tests(mm, p4dp, saved_pudp);
 	pgd_populate_tests(mm, pgdp, saved_p4dp);
+	spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
 
 	p4d_free(mm, saved_p4dp);
 	pud_free(mm, saved_pudp);