diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 8fc23d53f550..a604e69ecfa5 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -6320,6 +6320,8 @@ static ssize_t memory_high_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	page_counter_set_high(&memcg->memory, high);
+
 	for (;;) {
 		unsigned long nr_pages = page_counter_read(&memcg->memory);
 		unsigned long reclaimed;
@@ -6343,10 +6345,7 @@ static ssize_t memory_high_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 			break;
 	}
 
-	page_counter_set_high(&memcg->memory, high);
-
 	memcg_wb_domain_size_changed(memcg);
-
 	return nbytes;
 }