diff --git a/mm/hmm.c b/mm/hmm.c
index 9c82ea972d4b..37a6fca7da43 100644
--- a/mm/hmm.c
+++ b/mm/hmm.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static int hmm_vma_handle_pmd(struct mm_walk *walk, unsigned long addr,
 	hmm_range_need_fault(hmm_vma_walk, pfns, npages, cpu_flags,
 			     &fault, &write_fault);
 
-	if (pmd_protnone(pmd) || fault || write_fault)
+	if (fault || write_fault)
 		return hmm_vma_walk_hole_(addr, end, fault, write_fault, walk);
 
 	pfn = pmd_pfn(pmd) + ((addr & ~PMD_MASK) >> PAGE_SHIFT);