diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index d511a78383c38e..14d29404c8347e 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -4933,7 +4933,8 @@ static int cifs_swap_activate(struct swap_info_struct *sis,
 	 * from reading or writing the file
 	 */
 
-	return 0;
+	sis->flags |= SWP_FS_OPS;
+	return add_swap_extent(sis, 0, sis->max, 0);
 }
 
 static void cifs_swap_deactivate(struct file *file)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/file.c b/fs/nfs/file.c
index 150b7fa8f0a736..a3a073604070b8 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/file.c
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ static int nfs_swap_activate(struct swap_info_struct *sis, struct file *file,
 {
 	unsigned long blocks;
 	long long isize;
+	int ret;
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct rpc_clnt *clnt = NFS_CLIENT(inode);
 	struct nfs_client *cl = NFS_SERVER(inode)->nfs_client;
@@ -496,13 +497,22 @@ static int nfs_swap_activate(struct swap_info_struct *sis, struct file *file,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	*span = sis->pages;
+	ret = rpc_clnt_swap_activate(clnt);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	ret = add_swap_extent(sis, 0, sis->max, 0);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		rpc_clnt_swap_deactivate(clnt);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
+	*span = sis->pages;
 
 	if (cl->rpc_ops->enable_swap)
 		cl->rpc_ops->enable_swap(inode);
 
-	return rpc_clnt_swap_activate(clnt);
+	sis->flags |= SWP_FS_OPS;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void nfs_swap_deactivate(struct file *file)
diff --git a/include/linux/swap.h b/include/linux/swap.h
index 8170254c56b067..7daae5a4b3e158 100644
--- a/include/linux/swap.h
+++ b/include/linux/swap.h
@@ -577,6 +577,12 @@ static inline swp_entry_t get_swap_page(struct page *page)
 	return entry;
 }
 
+static inline int add_swap_extent(struct swap_info_struct *sis,
+				  unsigned long start_page,
+				  unsigned long nr_pages, sector_t start_block)
+{
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_SWAP */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_THP_SWAP
diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
index f08bf675a6132d..d811458c0a88e5 100644
--- a/mm/swapfile.c
+++ b/mm/swapfile.c
@@ -2259,13 +2259,9 @@ static int setup_swap_extents(struct swap_info_struct *sis, sector_t *span)
 
 	if (mapping->a_ops->swap_activate) {
 		ret = mapping->a_ops->swap_activate(sis, swap_file, span);
-		if (ret >= 0)
-			sis->flags |= SWP_ACTIVATED;
-		if (!ret) {
-			sis->flags |= SWP_FS_OPS;
-			ret = add_swap_extent(sis, 0, sis->max, 0);
-			*span = sis->pages;
-		}
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		sis->flags |= SWP_ACTIVATED;
 		return ret;
 	}