diff --git a/include/asm-generic/pgtable.h b/include/asm-generic/pgtable.h
index 818691846c90..9cdcbc7c0b7b 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/pgtable.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/pgtable.h
@@ -558,8 +558,19 @@ static inline pgprot_t pgprot_modify(pgprot_t oldprot, pgprot_t newprot)
  * Do the tests inline, but report and clear the bad entry in mm/memory.c.
  */
 void pgd_clear_bad(pgd_t *);
+
+#ifndef __PAGETABLE_P4D_FOLDED
 void p4d_clear_bad(p4d_t *);
+#else
+#define p4d_clear_bad(p4d)        do { } while (0)
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __PAGETABLE_PUD_FOLDED
 void pud_clear_bad(pud_t *);
+#else
+#define pud_clear_bad(p4d)        do { } while (0)
+#endif
+
 void pmd_clear_bad(pmd_t *);
 
 static inline int pgd_none_or_clear_bad(pgd_t *pgd)
diff --git a/mm/pgtable-generic.c b/mm/pgtable-generic.c
index 532c29276fce..3d7c01e76efc 100644
--- a/mm/pgtable-generic.c
+++ b/mm/pgtable-generic.c
@@ -24,18 +24,27 @@ void pgd_clear_bad(pgd_t *pgd)
 	pgd_clear(pgd);
 }
 
+#ifndef __PAGETABLE_P4D_FOLDED
 void p4d_clear_bad(p4d_t *p4d)
 {
 	p4d_ERROR(*p4d);
 	p4d_clear(p4d);
 }
+#endif
 
+#ifndef __PAGETABLE_PUD_FOLDED
 void pud_clear_bad(pud_t *pud)
 {
 	pud_ERROR(*pud);
 	pud_clear(pud);
 }
+#endif
 
+/*
+ * Note that the pmd variant below can't be stub'ed out just as for p4d/pud
+ * above. pmd folding is special and typically pmd_* macros refer to upper
+ * level even when folded
+ */
 void pmd_clear_bad(pmd_t *pmd)
 {
 	pmd_ERROR(*pmd);