diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
index eb898ea1ee22..bd981ab39751 100644
--- a/mm/gup.c
+++ b/mm/gup.c
@@ -2929,6 +2929,10 @@ static int gup_fast_pmd_leaf(pmd_t orig, pmd_t *pmdp, unsigned long addr,
 	struct folio *folio;
 	int refs;
 
+	/* See gup_fast_pte_range() */
+	if (pmd_protnone(orig))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (!pmd_access_permitted(orig, flags & FOLL_WRITE))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -3024,10 +3028,6 @@ static int gup_fast_pmd_range(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud, unsigned long addr,
 			return 0;
 
 		if (unlikely(pmd_leaf(pmd))) {
-			/* See gup_fast_pte_range() */
-			if (pmd_protnone(pmd))
-				return 0;
-
 			if (!gup_fast_pmd_leaf(pmd, pmdp, addr, next, flags,
 				pages, nr))
 				return 0;