diff --git a/mm/maccess.c b/mm/maccess.c
index 3bd70405f2d8..d3f1a1f0b1c1 100644
--- a/mm/maccess.c
+++ b/mm/maccess.c
@@ -24,13 +24,21 @@ bool __weak copy_from_kernel_nofault_allowed(const void *unsafe_src,
 
 long copy_from_kernel_nofault(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size)
 {
+	unsigned long align = 0;
+
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS))
+		align = (unsigned long)dst | (unsigned long)src;
+
 	if (!copy_from_kernel_nofault_allowed(src, size))
 		return -ERANGE;
 
 	pagefault_disable();
-	copy_from_kernel_nofault_loop(dst, src, size, u64, Efault);
-	copy_from_kernel_nofault_loop(dst, src, size, u32, Efault);
-	copy_from_kernel_nofault_loop(dst, src, size, u16, Efault);
+	if (!(align & 7))
+		copy_from_kernel_nofault_loop(dst, src, size, u64, Efault);
+	if (!(align & 3))
+		copy_from_kernel_nofault_loop(dst, src, size, u32, Efault);
+	if (!(align & 1))
+		copy_from_kernel_nofault_loop(dst, src, size, u16, Efault);
 	copy_from_kernel_nofault_loop(dst, src, size, u8, Efault);
 	pagefault_enable();
 	return 0;
@@ -50,10 +58,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(copy_from_kernel_nofault);
 
 long copy_to_kernel_nofault(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size)
 {
+	unsigned long align = 0;
+
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS))
+		align = (unsigned long)dst | (unsigned long)src;
+
 	pagefault_disable();
-	copy_to_kernel_nofault_loop(dst, src, size, u64, Efault);
-	copy_to_kernel_nofault_loop(dst, src, size, u32, Efault);
-	copy_to_kernel_nofault_loop(dst, src, size, u16, Efault);
+	if (!(align & 7))
+		copy_to_kernel_nofault_loop(dst, src, size, u64, Efault);
+	if (!(align & 3))
+		copy_to_kernel_nofault_loop(dst, src, size, u32, Efault);
+	if (!(align & 1))
+		copy_to_kernel_nofault_loop(dst, src, size, u16, Efault);
 	copy_to_kernel_nofault_loop(dst, src, size, u8, Efault);
 	pagefault_enable();
 	return 0;