diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c b/arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c
index c96314abd144..0004ac72dbdd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c
@@ -399,13 +399,20 @@ int pmdp_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 int ptep_clear_flush_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 			   unsigned long address, pte_t *ptep)
 {
-	int young;
-
-	young = ptep_test_and_clear_young(vma, address, ptep);
-	if (young)
-		flush_tlb_page(vma, address);
-
-	return young;
+	/*
+	 * On x86 CPUs, clearing the accessed bit without a TLB flush
+	 * doesn't cause data corruption. [ It could cause incorrect
+	 * page aging and the (mistaken) reclaim of hot pages, but the
+	 * chance of that should be relatively low. ]
+	 *
+	 * So as a performance optimization don't flush the TLB when
+	 * clearing the accessed bit, it will eventually be flushed by
+	 * a context switch or a VM operation anyway. [ In the rare
+	 * event of it not getting flushed for a long time the delay
+	 * shouldn't really matter because there's no real memory
+	 * pressure for swapout to react to. ]
+	 */
+	return ptep_test_and_clear_young(vma, address, ptep);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE