diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
index 8e934bb44f12..ef94bf75b433 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
@@ -1041,7 +1041,8 @@ int pud_free_pmd_page(pud_t *pudp, unsigned long addr)
 	next = addr;
 	end = addr + PUD_SIZE;
 	do {
-		pmd_free_pte_page(pmdp, next);
+		if (pmd_present(READ_ONCE(*pmdp)))
+			pmd_free_pte_page(pmdp, next);
 	} while (pmdp++, next += PMD_SIZE, next != end);
 
 	pud_clear(pudp);