diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/hugetlb.h b/include/asm-ia64/hugetlb.h
index f0ee14c6e172..5f5434374972 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/hugetlb.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/hugetlb.h
@@ -34,4 +34,9 @@ static inline pte_t huge_ptep_get_and_clear(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	return ptep_get_and_clear(mm, addr, ptep);
 }
 
+static inline void huge_ptep_clear_flush(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+					 unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep)
+{
+}
+
 #endif /* _ASM_IA64_HUGETLB_H */
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/hugetlb.h b/include/asm-powerpc/hugetlb.h
index f537993c5c87..bead2ff78493 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/hugetlb.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/hugetlb.h
@@ -34,4 +34,9 @@ static inline void hugetlb_prefault_arch_hook(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
 }
 
+static inline void huge_ptep_clear_flush(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+					 unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep)
+{
+}
+
 #endif /* _ASM_POWERPC_HUGETLB_H */
diff --git a/include/asm-sh/hugetlb.h b/include/asm-sh/hugetlb.h
index 885218d2c844..d1ed476467a1 100644
--- a/include/asm-sh/hugetlb.h
+++ b/include/asm-sh/hugetlb.h
@@ -46,4 +46,9 @@ static inline pte_t huge_ptep_get_and_clear(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	return ptep_get_and_clear(mm, addr, ptep);
 }
 
+static inline void huge_ptep_clear_flush(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+					 unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep)
+{
+}
+
 #endif /* _ASM_SH_HUGETLB_H */
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc64/hugetlb.h b/include/asm-sparc64/hugetlb.h
index 7e111cfd31ea..0b9e44c85c5d 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc64/hugetlb.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc64/hugetlb.h
@@ -39,4 +39,9 @@ static inline void hugetlb_free_pgd_range(struct mmu_gather **tlb,
 	free_pgd_range(tlb, addr, end, floor, ceiling);
 }
 
+static inline void huge_ptep_clear_flush(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+					 unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep)
+{
+}
+
 #endif /* _ASM_SPARC64_HUGETLB_H */
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/hugetlb.h b/include/asm-x86/hugetlb.h
index ec21cedd7149..f57236dfc8f4 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/hugetlb.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/hugetlb.h
@@ -46,4 +46,9 @@ static inline pte_t huge_ptep_get_and_clear(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	return ptep_get_and_clear(mm, addr, ptep);
 }
 
+static inline void huge_ptep_clear_flush(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+					 unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep)
+{
+}
+
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_HUGETLB_H */
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index d36e1f11a5f2..262d0a93d2b6 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -892,6 +892,7 @@ static int hugetlb_cow(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	ptep = huge_pte_offset(mm, address & HPAGE_MASK);
 	if (likely(pte_same(*ptep, pte))) {
 		/* Break COW */
+		huge_ptep_clear_flush(vma, address, ptep);
 		set_huge_pte_at(mm, address, ptep,
 				make_huge_pte(vma, new_page, 1));
 		/* Make the old page be freed below */