diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 10a4b6cea0d1..6352c1dfa898 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -2109,7 +2109,7 @@ static void release_pte_pages(pte_t *pte, pte_t *_pte)
 {
 	while (--_pte >= pte) {
 		pte_t pteval = *_pte;
-		if (!pte_none(pteval))
+		if (!pte_none(pteval) && !is_zero_pfn(pte_pfn(pteval)))
 			release_pte_page(pte_page(pteval));
 	}
 }
@@ -2120,13 +2120,13 @@ static int __collapse_huge_page_isolate(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 {
 	struct page *page;
 	pte_t *_pte;
-	int none = 0;
+	int none_or_zero = 0;
 	bool referenced = false, writable = false;
 	for (_pte = pte; _pte < pte+HPAGE_PMD_NR;
 	     _pte++, address += PAGE_SIZE) {
 		pte_t pteval = *_pte;
-		if (pte_none(pteval)) {
-			if (++none <= khugepaged_max_ptes_none)
+		if (pte_none(pteval) || is_zero_pfn(pte_pfn(pteval))) {
+			if (++none_or_zero <= khugepaged_max_ptes_none)
 				continue;
 			else
 				goto out;
@@ -2207,9 +2207,21 @@ static void __collapse_huge_page_copy(pte_t *pte, struct page *page,
 		pte_t pteval = *_pte;
 		struct page *src_page;
 
-		if (pte_none(pteval)) {
+		if (pte_none(pteval) || is_zero_pfn(pte_pfn(pteval))) {
 			clear_user_highpage(page, address);
 			add_mm_counter(vma->vm_mm, MM_ANONPAGES, 1);
+			if (is_zero_pfn(pte_pfn(pteval))) {
+				/*
+				 * ptl mostly unnecessary.
+				 */
+				spin_lock(ptl);
+				/*
+				 * paravirt calls inside pte_clear here are
+				 * superfluous.
+				 */
+				pte_clear(vma->vm_mm, address, _pte);
+				spin_unlock(ptl);
+			}
 		} else {
 			src_page = pte_page(pteval);
 			copy_user_highpage(page, src_page, address, vma);
@@ -2543,7 +2555,7 @@ static int khugepaged_scan_pmd(struct mm_struct *mm,
 {
 	pmd_t *pmd;
 	pte_t *pte, *_pte;
-	int ret = 0, none = 0;
+	int ret = 0, none_or_zero = 0;
 	struct page *page;
 	unsigned long _address;
 	spinlock_t *ptl;
@@ -2561,8 +2573,8 @@ static int khugepaged_scan_pmd(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	for (_address = address, _pte = pte; _pte < pte+HPAGE_PMD_NR;
 	     _pte++, _address += PAGE_SIZE) {
 		pte_t pteval = *_pte;
-		if (pte_none(pteval)) {
-			if (++none <= khugepaged_max_ptes_none)
+		if (pte_none(pteval) || is_zero_pfn(pte_pfn(pteval))) {
+			if (++none_or_zero <= khugepaged_max_ptes_none)
 				continue;
 			else
 				goto out_unmap;