diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 4d5fcb630d32..ca475dfdb28f 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -794,16 +794,19 @@ static inline gfp_t alloc_hugepage_gfpmask(int defrag, gfp_t extra_gfp)
 }
 
 /* Caller must hold page table lock. */
-static void set_huge_zero_page(pgtable_t pgtable, struct mm_struct *mm,
+static bool set_huge_zero_page(pgtable_t pgtable, struct mm_struct *mm,
 		struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long haddr, pmd_t *pmd,
 		struct page *zero_page)
 {
 	pmd_t entry;
+	if (!pmd_none(*pmd))
+		return false;
 	entry = mk_pmd(zero_page, vma->vm_page_prot);
 	entry = pmd_mkhuge(entry);
 	pgtable_trans_huge_deposit(mm, pmd, pgtable);
 	set_pmd_at(mm, haddr, pmd, entry);
 	atomic_long_inc(&mm->nr_ptes);
+	return true;
 }
 
 int do_huge_pmd_anonymous_page(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,