diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index c007fb5fb8d5..7f2a28ab46d5 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -3233,7 +3233,7 @@ static int is_hugetlb_entry_hwpoisoned(pte_t pte)
 int copy_hugetlb_page_range(struct mm_struct *dst, struct mm_struct *src,
 			    struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	pte_t *src_pte, *dst_pte, entry;
+	pte_t *src_pte, *dst_pte, entry, dst_entry;
 	struct page *ptepage;
 	unsigned long addr;
 	int cow;
@@ -3261,15 +3261,30 @@ int copy_hugetlb_page_range(struct mm_struct *dst, struct mm_struct *src,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		/* If the pagetables are shared don't copy or take references */
-		if (dst_pte == src_pte)
+		/*
+		 * If the pagetables are shared don't copy or take references.
+		 * dst_pte == src_pte is the common case of src/dest sharing.
+		 *
+		 * However, src could have 'unshared' and dst shares with
+		 * another vma.  If dst_pte !none, this implies sharing.
+		 * Check here before taking page table lock, and once again
+		 * after taking the lock below.
+		 */
+		dst_entry = huge_ptep_get(dst_pte);
+		if ((dst_pte == src_pte) || !huge_pte_none(dst_entry))
 			continue;
 
 		dst_ptl = huge_pte_lock(h, dst, dst_pte);
 		src_ptl = huge_pte_lockptr(h, src, src_pte);
 		spin_lock_nested(src_ptl, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 		entry = huge_ptep_get(src_pte);
-		if (huge_pte_none(entry)) { /* skip none entry */
+		dst_entry = huge_ptep_get(dst_pte);
+		if (huge_pte_none(entry) || !huge_pte_none(dst_entry)) {
+			/*
+			 * Skip if src entry none.  Also, skip in the
+			 * unlikely case dst entry !none as this implies
+			 * sharing with another vma.
+			 */
 			;
 		} else if (unlikely(is_hugetlb_entry_migration(entry) ||
 				    is_hugetlb_entry_hwpoisoned(entry))) {