diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/mmu.c b/virt/kvm/arm/mmu.c
index 27c958306449..a39dcfdbcc65 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/mmu.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/mmu.c
@@ -1781,8 +1781,12 @@ static int user_mem_abort(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, phys_addr_t fault_ipa,
 		 * Only PMD_SIZE transparent hugepages(THP) are
 		 * currently supported. This code will need to be
 		 * updated to support other THP sizes.
+		 *
+		 * Make sure the host VA and the guest IPA are sufficiently
+		 * aligned and that the block is contained within the memslot.
 		 */
-		if (transparent_hugepage_adjust(&pfn, &fault_ipa))
+		if (fault_supports_stage2_huge_mapping(memslot, hva, PMD_SIZE) &&
+		    transparent_hugepage_adjust(&pfn, &fault_ipa))
 			vma_pagesize = PMD_SIZE;
 	}