diff --git a/mm/mprotect.c b/mm/mprotect.c
index b426f01..672a76f 100644
--- a/mm/mprotect.c
+++ b/mm/mprotect.c
@@ -125,6 +125,14 @@
 	 * a MAP_NORESERVE private mapping to writable will now reserve.
 	 */
 	if (newflags & VM_WRITE) {
+		if (oldflags & VM_RESERVED) {
+			BUG_ON(oldflags & VM_WRITE);
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "program %s is using MAP_PRIVATE, "
+				"PROT_WRITE mprotect of VM_RESERVED memory, "
+				"which is deprecated. Please report this to "
+				"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org\n",current->comm);
+			return -EACCES;
+		}
 		if (!(oldflags & (VM_ACCOUNT|VM_WRITE|VM_SHARED|VM_HUGETLB))) {
 			charged = nrpages;
 			if (security_vm_enough_memory(charged))