diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 9c0b17295ba039..95d1acb0f3d237 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ int do_huge_pmd_wp_page(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		new_page = NULL;
 
 	if (unlikely(!new_page)) {
-		if (is_huge_zero_pmd(orig_pmd)) {
+		if (!page) {
 			ret = do_huge_pmd_wp_zero_page_fallback(mm, vma,
 					address, pmd, orig_pmd, haddr);
 		} else {
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ int do_huge_pmd_wp_page(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 
 	count_vm_event(THP_FAULT_ALLOC);
 
-	if (is_huge_zero_pmd(orig_pmd))
+	if (!page)
 		clear_huge_page(new_page, haddr, HPAGE_PMD_NR);
 	else
 		copy_user_huge_page(new_page, page, haddr, vma, HPAGE_PMD_NR);
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ int do_huge_pmd_wp_page(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		page_add_new_anon_rmap(new_page, vma, haddr);
 		set_pmd_at(mm, haddr, pmd, entry);
 		update_mmu_cache_pmd(vma, address, pmd);
-		if (is_huge_zero_pmd(orig_pmd)) {
+		if (!page) {
 			add_mm_counter(mm, MM_ANONPAGES, HPAGE_PMD_NR);
 			put_huge_zero_page();
 		} else {