diff --git a/mm/page_table_check.c b/mm/page_table_check.c
index 6ffc536359cd..ed3e1a76f266 100644
--- a/mm/page_table_check.c
+++ b/mm/page_table_check.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ void __page_table_check_pte_clear_range(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	if (&init_mm == mm)
 		return;
 
-	if (!pmd_bad(pmd) && !pmd_leaf(pmd)) {
+	if (!pmd_none(pmd) && !pmd_bad(pmd) && !pmd_leaf(pmd)) {
 		pte_t *ptep = pte_offset_map(&pmd, addr);
 		unsigned long i;