diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index 9717337293c3..cc3a20819457 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -1477,6 +1477,7 @@ static int acct_stack_growth(struct vm_area_struct * vma, unsigned long size, un
 {
 	struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
 	struct rlimit *rlim = current->signal->rlim;
+	unsigned long new_start;
 
 	/* address space limit tests */
 	if (!may_expand_vm(mm, grow))
@@ -1496,6 +1497,12 @@ static int acct_stack_growth(struct vm_area_struct * vma, unsigned long size, un
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	/* Check to ensure the stack will not grow into a hugetlb-only region */
+	new_start = (vma->vm_flags & VM_GROWSUP) ? vma->vm_start :
+			vma->vm_end - size;
+	if (is_hugepage_only_range(vma->vm_mm, new_start, size))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
 	/*
 	 * Overcommit..  This must be the final test, as it will
 	 * update security statistics.