diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 3d3f7b1686ac..2ae315e4d9f6 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -4639,8 +4639,11 @@ static enum mc_target_type get_mctgt_type(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		if (!ret || !target)
 			put_page(page);
 	}
-	/* There is a swap entry and a page doesn't exist or isn't charged */
-	if (ent.val && !ret &&
+	/*
+	 * There is a swap entry and a page doesn't exist or isn't charged.
+	 * But we cannot move a tail-page in a THP.
+	 */
+	if (ent.val && !ret && (!page || !PageTransCompound(page)) &&
 	    mem_cgroup_id(mc.from) == lookup_swap_cgroup_id(ent)) {
 		ret = MC_TARGET_SWAP;
 		if (target)