diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index dbafffa..70e7429 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -1532,6 +1532,8 @@
 		ret = 1;
 		if (!prot_numa) {
 			entry = pmdp_get_and_clear(mm, addr, pmd);
+			if (pmd_numa(entry))
+				entry = pmd_mknonnuma(entry);
 			entry = pmd_modify(entry, newprot);
 			ret = HPAGE_PMD_NR;
 			BUG_ON(pmd_write(entry));