diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 2cd4c7f43dcd9..4033b6ce01c40 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -4902,21 +4902,23 @@ static bool vma_shareable(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr)
 void adjust_range_if_pmd_sharing_possible(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 				unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end)
 {
-	unsigned long a_start, a_end;
+	unsigned long v_start = ALIGN(vma->vm_start, PUD_SIZE),
+		v_end = ALIGN_DOWN(vma->vm_end, PUD_SIZE);
 
-	if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_MAYSHARE))
+	/*
+	 * vma need span at least one aligned PUD size and the start,end range
+	 * must at least partialy within it.
+	 */
+	if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_MAYSHARE) || !(v_end > v_start) ||
+		(*end <= v_start) || (*start >= v_end))
 		return;
 
 	/* Extend the range to be PUD aligned for a worst case scenario */
-	a_start = ALIGN_DOWN(*start, PUD_SIZE);
-	a_end = ALIGN(*end, PUD_SIZE);
+	if (*start > v_start)
+		*start = ALIGN_DOWN(*start, PUD_SIZE);
 
-	/*
-	 * Intersect the range with the vma range, since pmd sharing won't be
-	 * across vma after all
-	 */
-	*start = max(vma->vm_start, a_start);
-	*end = min(vma->vm_end, a_end);
+	if (*end < v_end)
+		*end = ALIGN(*end, PUD_SIZE);
 }
 
 /*