diff --git a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
index f5ca96524f5f..0e36c1e49fe3 100644
--- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
+++ b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
@@ -739,10 +739,10 @@ struct clear_refs_private {
 	enum clear_refs_types type;
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEM_SOFT_DIRTY
 static inline void clear_soft_dirty(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		unsigned long addr, pte_t *pte)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_MEM_SOFT_DIRTY
 	/*
 	 * The soft-dirty tracker uses #PF-s to catch writes
 	 * to pages, so write-protect the pte as well. See the
@@ -759,9 +759,35 @@ static inline void clear_soft_dirty(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	}
 
 	set_pte_at(vma->vm_mm, addr, pte, ptent);
-#endif
 }
 
+static inline void clear_soft_dirty_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+		unsigned long addr, pmd_t *pmdp)
+{
+	pmd_t pmd = *pmdp;
+
+	pmd = pmd_wrprotect(pmd);
+	pmd = pmd_clear_flags(pmd, _PAGE_SOFT_DIRTY);
+
+	if (vma->vm_flags & VM_SOFTDIRTY)
+		vma->vm_flags &= ~VM_SOFTDIRTY;
+
+	set_pmd_at(vma->vm_mm, addr, pmdp, pmd);
+}
+
+#else
+
+static inline void clear_soft_dirty(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+		unsigned long addr, pte_t *pte)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void clear_soft_dirty_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+		unsigned long addr, pmd_t *pmdp)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
 static int clear_refs_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr,
 				unsigned long end, struct mm_walk *walk)
 {
@@ -771,7 +797,22 @@ static int clear_refs_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr,
 	spinlock_t *ptl;
 	struct page *page;
 
-	split_huge_page_pmd(vma, addr, pmd);
+	if (pmd_trans_huge_lock(pmd, vma, &ptl) == 1) {
+		if (cp->type == CLEAR_REFS_SOFT_DIRTY) {
+			clear_soft_dirty_pmd(vma, addr, pmd);
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		page = pmd_page(*pmd);
+
+		/* Clear accessed and referenced bits. */
+		pmdp_test_and_clear_young(vma, addr, pmd);
+		ClearPageReferenced(page);
+out:
+		spin_unlock(ptl);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (pmd_trans_unstable(pmd))
 		return 0;