diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
index 7c471c3ea64c..7b737f0f68fb 100644
--- a/mm/rmap.c
+++ b/mm/rmap.c
@@ -1044,6 +1044,14 @@ static int page_vma_mkclean_one(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw)
 			pte_t *pte = pvmw->pte;
 			pte_t entry = ptep_get(pte);
 
+			/*
+			 * PFN swap PTEs, such as device-exclusive ones, that
+			 * actually map pages are clean and not writable from a
+			 * CPU perspective. The MMU notifier takes care of any
+			 * device aspects.
+			 */
+			if (!pte_present(entry))
+				continue;
 			if (!pte_dirty(entry) && !pte_write(entry))
 				continue;