diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 125c7dd55322..4434cdd4cd9a 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -1416,12 +1416,13 @@ static void dissolve_free_huge_page(struct page *page)
 {
 	spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock);
 	if (PageHuge(page) && !page_count(page)) {
-		struct hstate *h = page_hstate(page);
-		int nid = page_to_nid(page);
-		list_del(&page->lru);
+		struct page *head = compound_head(page);
+		struct hstate *h = page_hstate(head);
+		int nid = page_to_nid(head);
+		list_del(&head->lru);
 		h->free_huge_pages--;
 		h->free_huge_pages_node[nid]--;
-		update_and_free_page(h, page);
+		update_and_free_page(h, head);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
 }
@@ -1429,7 +1430,8 @@ static void dissolve_free_huge_page(struct page *page)
 /*
  * Dissolve free hugepages in a given pfn range. Used by memory hotplug to
  * make specified memory blocks removable from the system.
- * Note that start_pfn should aligned with (minimum) hugepage size.
+ * Note that this will dissolve a free gigantic hugepage completely, if any
+ * part of it lies within the given range.
  */
 void dissolve_free_huge_pages(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn)
 {
@@ -1438,7 +1440,6 @@ void dissolve_free_huge_pages(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn)
 	if (!hugepages_supported())
 		return;
 
-	VM_BUG_ON(!IS_ALIGNED(start_pfn, 1 << minimum_order));
 	for (pfn = start_pfn; pfn < end_pfn; pfn += 1 << minimum_order)
 		dissolve_free_huge_page(pfn_to_page(pfn));
 }