diff --git a/include/linux/swapops.h b/include/linux/swapops.h
index d9b7c9132c2f..6430a94c6981 100644
--- a/include/linux/swapops.h
+++ b/include/linux/swapops.h
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@
 #define SWP_TYPE_SHIFT	(BITS_PER_XA_VALUE - MAX_SWAPFILES_SHIFT)
 #define SWP_OFFSET_MASK	((1UL << SWP_TYPE_SHIFT) - 1)
 
+/* Clear all flags but only keep swp_entry_t related information */
+static inline pte_t pte_swp_clear_flags(pte_t pte)
+{
+	if (pte_swp_soft_dirty(pte))
+		pte = pte_swp_clear_soft_dirty(pte);
+	if (pte_swp_uffd_wp(pte))
+		pte = pte_swp_clear_uffd_wp(pte);
+	return pte;
+}
+
 /*
  * Store a type+offset into a swp_entry_t in an arch-independent format
  */
@@ -66,10 +76,7 @@ static inline swp_entry_t pte_to_swp_entry(pte_t pte)
 {
 	swp_entry_t arch_entry;
 
-	if (pte_swp_soft_dirty(pte))
-		pte = pte_swp_clear_soft_dirty(pte);
-	if (pte_swp_uffd_wp(pte))
-		pte = pte_swp_clear_uffd_wp(pte);
+	pte = pte_swp_clear_flags(pte);
 	arch_entry = __pte_to_swp_entry(pte);
 	return swp_entry(__swp_type(arch_entry), __swp_offset(arch_entry));
 }
diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
index 149e77454e3c..996afa8131c8 100644
--- a/mm/swapfile.c
+++ b/mm/swapfile.c
@@ -1900,7 +1900,7 @@ unsigned int count_swap_pages(int type, int free)
 
 static inline int pte_same_as_swp(pte_t pte, pte_t swp_pte)
 {
-	return pte_same(pte_swp_clear_soft_dirty(pte), swp_pte);
+	return pte_same(pte_swp_clear_flags(pte), swp_pte);
 }
 
 /*