diff --git a/include/linux/huge_mm.h b/include/linux/huge_mm.h
index df29c8f..8847c8c 100644
--- a/include/linux/huge_mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/huge_mm.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static inline void vma_adjust_trans_huge(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 					 unsigned long end,
 					 long adjust_next)
 {
-	if (!vma->anon_vma || vma->vm_ops || vma->vm_file)
+	if (!vma->anon_vma || vma->vm_ops)
 		return;
 	__vma_adjust_trans_huge(vma, start, end, adjust_next);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 4e43460..72674d4 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ extern unsigned int kobjsize(const void *objp);
 #define VM_RandomReadHint(v)		((v)->vm_flags & VM_RAND_READ)
 
 /*
- * special vmas that are non-mergable, non-mlock()able
+ * Special vmas that are non-mergable, non-mlock()able.
+ * Note: mm/huge_memory.c VM_NO_THP depends on this definition.
  */
 #define VM_SPECIAL (VM_IO | VM_DONTEXPAND | VM_RESERVED | VM_PFNMAP)
 
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 8f76561..56cac93 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -1400,6 +1400,9 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#define VM_NO_THP (VM_SPECIAL|VM_INSERTPAGE|VM_MIXEDMAP|VM_SAO| \
+		   VM_HUGETLB|VM_SHARED|VM_MAYSHARE)
+
 int hugepage_madvise(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		     unsigned long *vm_flags, int advice)
 {
@@ -1408,11 +1411,7 @@ int hugepage_madvise(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		/*
 		 * Be somewhat over-protective like KSM for now!
 		 */
-		if (*vm_flags & (VM_HUGEPAGE |
-				 VM_SHARED   | VM_MAYSHARE   |
-				 VM_PFNMAP   | VM_IO      | VM_DONTEXPAND |
-				 VM_RESERVED | VM_HUGETLB | VM_INSERTPAGE |
-				 VM_MIXEDMAP | VM_SAO))
+		if (*vm_flags & (VM_HUGEPAGE | VM_NO_THP))
 			return -EINVAL;
 		*vm_flags &= ~VM_NOHUGEPAGE;
 		*vm_flags |= VM_HUGEPAGE;
@@ -1428,11 +1427,7 @@ int hugepage_madvise(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		/*
 		 * Be somewhat over-protective like KSM for now!
 		 */
-		if (*vm_flags & (VM_NOHUGEPAGE |
-				 VM_SHARED   | VM_MAYSHARE   |
-				 VM_PFNMAP   | VM_IO      | VM_DONTEXPAND |
-				 VM_RESERVED | VM_HUGETLB | VM_INSERTPAGE |
-				 VM_MIXEDMAP | VM_SAO))
+		if (*vm_flags & (VM_NOHUGEPAGE | VM_NO_THP))
 			return -EINVAL;
 		*vm_flags &= ~VM_HUGEPAGE;
 		*vm_flags |= VM_NOHUGEPAGE;
@@ -1566,10 +1561,14 @@ int khugepaged_enter_vma_merge(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		 * page fault if needed.
 		 */
 		return 0;
-	if (vma->vm_file || vma->vm_ops)
+	if (vma->vm_ops)
 		/* khugepaged not yet working on file or special mappings */
 		return 0;
-	VM_BUG_ON(is_linear_pfn_mapping(vma) || is_pfn_mapping(vma));
+	/*
+	 * If is_pfn_mapping() is true is_learn_pfn_mapping() must be
+	 * true too, verify it here.
+	 */
+	VM_BUG_ON(is_linear_pfn_mapping(vma) || vma->vm_flags & VM_NO_THP);
 	hstart = (vma->vm_start + ~HPAGE_PMD_MASK) & HPAGE_PMD_MASK;
 	hend = vma->vm_end & HPAGE_PMD_MASK;
 	if (hstart < hend)
@@ -1818,12 +1817,15 @@ static void collapse_huge_page(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	    (vma->vm_flags & VM_NOHUGEPAGE))
 		goto out;
 
-	/* VM_PFNMAP vmas may have vm_ops null but vm_file set */
-	if (!vma->anon_vma || vma->vm_ops || vma->vm_file)
+	if (!vma->anon_vma || vma->vm_ops)
 		goto out;
 	if (is_vma_temporary_stack(vma))
 		goto out;
-	VM_BUG_ON(is_linear_pfn_mapping(vma) || is_pfn_mapping(vma));
+	/*
+	 * If is_pfn_mapping() is true is_learn_pfn_mapping() must be
+	 * true too, verify it here.
+	 */
+	VM_BUG_ON(is_linear_pfn_mapping(vma) || vma->vm_flags & VM_NO_THP);
 
 	pgd = pgd_offset(mm, address);
 	if (!pgd_present(*pgd))
@@ -2056,13 +2058,16 @@ static unsigned int khugepaged_scan_mm_slot(unsigned int pages,
 			progress++;
 			continue;
 		}
-		/* VM_PFNMAP vmas may have vm_ops null but vm_file set */
-		if (!vma->anon_vma || vma->vm_ops || vma->vm_file)
+		if (!vma->anon_vma || vma->vm_ops)
 			goto skip;
 		if (is_vma_temporary_stack(vma))
 			goto skip;
-
-		VM_BUG_ON(is_linear_pfn_mapping(vma) || is_pfn_mapping(vma));
+		/*
+		 * If is_pfn_mapping() is true is_learn_pfn_mapping()
+		 * must be true too, verify it here.
+		 */
+		VM_BUG_ON(is_linear_pfn_mapping(vma) ||
+			  vma->vm_flags & VM_NO_THP);
 
 		hstart = (vma->vm_start + ~HPAGE_PMD_MASK) & HPAGE_PMD_MASK;
 		hend = vma->vm_end & HPAGE_PMD_MASK;
