diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index 88593586bdb7..91ce9a1024d7 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -2793,5 +2793,6 @@ int shmem_zero_setup(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		fput(vma->vm_file);
 	vma->vm_file = file;
 	vma->vm_ops = &shmem_vm_ops;
+	vma->vm_flags |= VM_CAN_NONLINEAR;
 	return 0;
 }