diff --git a/include/linux/hugetlb.h b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
index a899bc76d677..0246e77be3a3 100644
--- a/include/linux/hugetlb.h
+++ b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ long follow_hugetlb_page(struct mm_struct *, struct vm_area_struct *,
 void unmap_hugepage_range(struct vm_area_struct *,
 			  unsigned long, unsigned long, struct page *,
 			  zap_flags_t);
+void clear_hugetlb_page_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+			unsigned long start, unsigned long end);
 void __unmap_hugepage_range_final(struct mmu_gather *tlb,
 			  struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 			  unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
@@ -426,6 +428,11 @@ static inline void __unmap_hugepage_range_final(struct mmu_gather *tlb,
 	BUG();
 }
 
+static void __maybe_unused clear_hugetlb_page_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+			unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
+{
+}
+
 static inline vm_fault_t hugetlb_fault(struct mm_struct *mm,
 			struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
 			unsigned int flags)
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 931789a8f734..807cfd2884fa 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -5202,29 +5202,67 @@ static void __unmap_hugepage_range(struct mmu_gather *tlb, struct vm_area_struct
 		tlb_flush_mmu_tlbonly(tlb);
 }
 
-void __unmap_hugepage_range_final(struct mmu_gather *tlb,
+static void __unmap_hugepage_range_locking(struct mmu_gather *tlb,
 			  struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long start,
 			  unsigned long end, struct page *ref_page,
-			  zap_flags_t zap_flags)
+			  zap_flags_t zap_flags, bool final)
 {
 	hugetlb_vma_lock_write(vma);
 	i_mmap_lock_write(vma->vm_file->f_mapping);
 
 	__unmap_hugepage_range(tlb, vma, start, end, ref_page, zap_flags);
 
-	/*
-	 * Unlock and free the vma lock before releasing i_mmap_rwsem.  When
-	 * the vma_lock is freed, this makes the vma ineligible for pmd
-	 * sharing.  And, i_mmap_rwsem is required to set up pmd sharing.
-	 * This is important as page tables for this unmapped range will
-	 * be asynchrously deleted.  If the page tables are shared, there
-	 * will be issues when accessed by someone else.
-	 */
-	__hugetlb_vma_unlock_write_free(vma);
+	if (final) {
+		/*
+		 * Unlock and free the vma lock before releasing i_mmap_rwsem.
+		 * When the vma_lock is freed, this makes the vma ineligible
+		 * for pmd sharing.  And, i_mmap_rwsem is required to set up
+		 * pmd sharing.  This is important as page tables for this
+		 * unmapped range will be asynchrously deleted.  If the page
+		 * tables are shared, there will be issues when accessed by
+		 * someone else.
+		 */
+		__hugetlb_vma_unlock_write_free(vma);
+		i_mmap_unlock_write(vma->vm_file->f_mapping);
+	} else {
+		i_mmap_unlock_write(vma->vm_file->f_mapping);
+		hugetlb_vma_unlock_write(vma);
+	}
+}
 
-	i_mmap_unlock_write(vma->vm_file->f_mapping);
+void __unmap_hugepage_range_final(struct mmu_gather *tlb,
+			  struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long start,
+			  unsigned long end, struct page *ref_page,
+			  zap_flags_t zap_flags)
+{
+	__unmap_hugepage_range_locking(tlb, vma, start, end, ref_page,
+					zap_flags, true);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ADVISE_SYSCALLS
+/*
+ * Similar setup as in zap_page_range().  madvise(MADV_DONTNEED) can not call
+ * zap_page_range for hugetlb vmas as __unmap_hugepage_range_final will delete
+ * the associated vma_lock.
+ */
+void clear_hugetlb_page_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long start,
+				unsigned long end)
+{
+	struct mmu_notifier_range range;
+	struct mmu_gather tlb;
+
+	mmu_notifier_range_init(&range, MMU_NOTIFY_CLEAR, 0, vma, vma->vm_mm,
+				start, end);
+	tlb_gather_mmu(&tlb, vma->vm_mm);
+	update_hiwater_rss(vma->vm_mm);
+
+	__unmap_hugepage_range_locking(&tlb, vma, start, end, NULL, 0, false);
+
+	mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_end(&range);
+	tlb_finish_mmu(&tlb);
+}
+#endif
+
 void unmap_hugepage_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long start,
 			  unsigned long end, struct page *ref_page,
 			  zap_flags_t zap_flags)
diff --git a/mm/madvise.c b/mm/madvise.c
index 2baa93ca2310..90577a669635 100644
--- a/mm/madvise.c
+++ b/mm/madvise.c
@@ -790,7 +790,10 @@ static int madvise_free_single_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 static long madvise_dontneed_single_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 					unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 {
-	zap_page_range(vma, start, end - start);
+	if (!is_vm_hugetlb_page(vma))
+		zap_page_range(vma, start, end - start);
+	else
+		clear_hugetlb_page_range(vma, start, end);
 	return 0;
 }
 
