diff --git a/mm/migrate.c b/mm/migrate.c
index 003886606a22..337a40201c82 100644
--- a/mm/migrate.c
+++ b/mm/migrate.c
@@ -1986,6 +1986,13 @@ int migrate_misplaced_page(struct page *page, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	    (vma->vm_flags & VM_EXEC))
 		goto out;
 
+	/*
+	 * Also do not migrate dirty pages as not all filesystems can move
+	 * dirty pages in MIGRATE_ASYNC mode which is a waste of cycles.
+	 */
+	if (page_is_file_cache(page) && PageDirty(page))
+		goto out;
+
 	/*
 	 * Rate-limit the amount of data that is being migrated to a node.
 	 * Optimal placement is no good if the memory bus is saturated and
diff --git a/mm/mprotect.c b/mm/mprotect.c
index c1d6af7455da..625608bc8962 100644
--- a/mm/mprotect.c
+++ b/mm/mprotect.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/pkeys.h>
 #include <linux/ksm.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/mm_inline.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
@@ -89,6 +90,14 @@ static unsigned long change_pte_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
 				    page_mapcount(page) != 1)
 					continue;
 
+				/*
+				 * While migration can move some dirty pages,
+				 * it cannot move them all from MIGRATE_ASYNC
+				 * context.
+				 */
+				if (page_is_file_cache(page) && PageDirty(page))
+					continue;
+
 				/* Avoid TLB flush if possible */
 				if (pte_protnone(oldpte))
 					continue;