diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index e6043ab3017c..43bd549cf3f5 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -6266,9 +6266,7 @@ struct cgroup_subsys memory_cgrp_subsys = {
  * elow = min( memory.low, parent->elow * ------------------ ),
  *                                        siblings_low_usage
  *
- *             | memory.current, if memory.current < memory.low
- * low_usage = |
- *	       | 0, otherwise.
+ * low_usage = min(memory.low, memory.current)
  *
  *
  * Such definition of the effective memory.low provides the expected
diff --git a/mm/page_counter.c b/mm/page_counter.c
index de31470655f6..75d53f15f040 100644
--- a/mm/page_counter.c
+++ b/mm/page_counter.c
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ static void propagate_protected_usage(struct page_counter *c,
 		return;
 
 	if (c->min || atomic_long_read(&c->min_usage)) {
-		if (usage <= c->min)
-			protected = usage;
-		else
-			protected = 0;
-
+		protected = min(usage, c->min);
 		old_protected = atomic_long_xchg(&c->min_usage, protected);
 		delta = protected - old_protected;
 		if (delta)
@@ -35,11 +31,7 @@ static void propagate_protected_usage(struct page_counter *c,
 	}
 
 	if (c->low || atomic_long_read(&c->low_usage)) {
-		if (usage <= c->low)
-			protected = usage;
-		else
-			protected = 0;
-
+		protected = min(usage, c->low);
 		old_protected = atomic_long_xchg(&c->low_usage, protected);
 		delta = protected - old_protected;
 		if (delta)