diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
index 4ff12a7adcfd..326c34677e86 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@ extern unsigned long empty_zero_page[PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(unsigned long)];
 #define pte_valid(pte)		(!!(pte_val(pte) & PTE_VALID))
 #define pte_valid_not_user(pte) \
 	((pte_val(pte) & (PTE_VALID | PTE_USER)) == PTE_VALID)
-#define pte_valid_young(pte) \
-	((pte_val(pte) & (PTE_VALID | PTE_AF)) == (PTE_VALID | PTE_AF))
 #define pte_valid_user(pte) \
 	((pte_val(pte) & (PTE_VALID | PTE_USER)) == (PTE_VALID | PTE_USER))
 
@@ -124,9 +122,12 @@ extern unsigned long empty_zero_page[PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(unsigned long)];
  * Could the pte be present in the TLB? We must check mm_tlb_flush_pending
  * so that we don't erroneously return false for pages that have been
  * remapped as PROT_NONE but are yet to be flushed from the TLB.
+ * Note that we can't make any assumptions based on the state of the access
+ * flag, since ptep_clear_flush_young() elides a DSB when invalidating the
+ * TLB.
  */
 #define pte_accessible(mm, pte)	\
-	(mm_tlb_flush_pending(mm) ? pte_present(pte) : pte_valid_young(pte))
+	(mm_tlb_flush_pending(mm) ? pte_present(pte) : pte_valid(pte))
 
 /*
  * p??_access_permitted() is true for valid user mappings (subject to the