diff --git a/mm/mprotect.c b/mm/mprotect.c
index f0b087d1069c..5aae39017d6d 100644
--- a/mm/mprotect.c
+++ b/mm/mprotect.c
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ static inline unsigned long change_pmd_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 
 	pmd = pmd_offset(pud, addr);
 	do {
+		unsigned long this_pages;
+
 		next = pmd_addr_end(addr, end);
 		if (pmd_trans_huge(*pmd)) {
 			if (next - addr != HPAGE_PMD_SIZE)
@@ -165,8 +167,9 @@ static inline unsigned long change_pmd_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		}
 		if (pmd_none_or_clear_bad(pmd))
 			continue;
-		pages += change_pte_range(vma, pmd, addr, next, newprot,
+		this_pages = change_pte_range(vma, pmd, addr, next, newprot,
 				 dirty_accountable, prot_numa, &all_same_nidpid);
+		pages += this_pages;
 
 		/*
 		 * If we are changing protections for NUMA hinting faults then
@@ -174,7 +177,7 @@ static inline unsigned long change_pmd_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		 * node. This allows a regular PMD to be handled as one fault
 		 * and effectively batches the taking of the PTL
 		 */
-		if (prot_numa && all_same_nidpid)
+		if (prot_numa && this_pages && all_same_nidpid)
 			change_pmd_protnuma(vma->vm_mm, addr, pmd);
 	} while (pmd++, addr = next, addr != end);