diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
index 5c74f60d0a50..ddcddfeaa03b 100644
--- a/fs/dax.c
+++ b/fs/dax.c
@@ -691,8 +691,8 @@ static void dax_mapping_entry_mkclean(struct address_space *mapping,
 				      pgoff_t index, unsigned long pfn)
 {
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
-	pte_t *ptep;
-	pte_t pte;
+	pte_t pte, *ptep = NULL;
+	pmd_t *pmdp = NULL;
 	spinlock_t *ptl;
 	bool changed;
 
@@ -707,21 +707,42 @@ static void dax_mapping_entry_mkclean(struct address_space *mapping,
 
 		address = pgoff_address(index, vma);
 		changed = false;
-		if (follow_pte(vma->vm_mm, address, &ptep, &ptl))
+		if (follow_pte_pmd(vma->vm_mm, address, &ptep, &pmdp, &ptl))
 			continue;
-		if (pfn != pte_pfn(*ptep))
-			goto unlock;
-		if (!pte_dirty(*ptep) && !pte_write(*ptep))
-			goto unlock;
 
-		flush_cache_page(vma, address, pfn);
-		pte = ptep_clear_flush(vma, address, ptep);
-		pte = pte_wrprotect(pte);
-		pte = pte_mkclean(pte);
-		set_pte_at(vma->vm_mm, address, ptep, pte);
-		changed = true;
-unlock:
-		pte_unmap_unlock(ptep, ptl);
+		if (pmdp) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_FS_DAX_PMD
+			pmd_t pmd;
+
+			if (pfn != pmd_pfn(*pmdp))
+				goto unlock_pmd;
+			if (!pmd_dirty(*pmdp) && !pmd_write(*pmdp))
+				goto unlock_pmd;
+
+			flush_cache_page(vma, address, pfn);
+			pmd = pmdp_huge_clear_flush(vma, address, pmdp);
+			pmd = pmd_wrprotect(pmd);
+			pmd = pmd_mkclean(pmd);
+			set_pmd_at(vma->vm_mm, address, pmdp, pmd);
+			changed = true;
+unlock_pmd:
+			spin_unlock(ptl);
+#endif
+		} else {
+			if (pfn != pte_pfn(*ptep))
+				goto unlock_pte;
+			if (!pte_dirty(*ptep) && !pte_write(*ptep))
+				goto unlock_pte;
+
+			flush_cache_page(vma, address, pfn);
+			pte = ptep_clear_flush(vma, address, ptep);
+			pte = pte_wrprotect(pte);
+			pte = pte_mkclean(pte);
+			set_pte_at(vma->vm_mm, address, ptep, pte);
+			changed = true;
+unlock_pte:
+			pte_unmap_unlock(ptep, ptl);
+		}
 
 		if (changed)
 			mmu_notifier_invalidate_page(vma->vm_mm, address);
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 02793ac64ac6..b84615b0f64c 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -1210,8 +1210,6 @@ int copy_page_range(struct mm_struct *dst, struct mm_struct *src,
 			struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 void unmap_mapping_range(struct address_space *mapping,
 		loff_t const holebegin, loff_t const holelen, int even_cows);
-int follow_pte(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address, pte_t **ptepp,
-	       spinlock_t **ptlp);
 int follow_pte_pmd(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address,
 			     pte_t **ptepp, pmd_t **pmdpp, spinlock_t **ptlp);
 int follow_pfn(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index b62f3bc63481..6bf2b471e30c 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -3819,8 +3819,8 @@ out:
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-int follow_pte(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address, pte_t **ptepp,
-	       spinlock_t **ptlp)
+static inline int follow_pte(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address,
+			     pte_t **ptepp, spinlock_t **ptlp)
 {
 	int res;