diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index a4a14b81e013..f0983b17621c 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -1370,6 +1370,8 @@ static void insert_pfn_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 	entry = pmd_mkhuge(pfn_t_pmd(pfn, prot));
 	if (pfn_t_devmap(pfn))
 		entry = pmd_mkdevmap(entry);
+	else
+		entry = pmd_mkspecial(entry);
 	if (write) {
 		entry = pmd_mkyoung(pmd_mkdirty(entry));
 		entry = maybe_pmd_mkwrite(entry, vma);
@@ -1466,6 +1468,8 @@ static void insert_pfn_pud(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 	entry = pud_mkhuge(pfn_t_pud(pfn, prot));
 	if (pfn_t_devmap(pfn))
 		entry = pud_mkdevmap(entry);
+	else
+		entry = pud_mkspecial(entry);
 	if (write) {
 		entry = pud_mkyoung(pud_mkdirty(entry));
 		entry = maybe_pud_mkwrite(entry, vma);