diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index e48f8ef45b17..f1385c3b6c96 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -1800,6 +1800,7 @@ static bool __prep_compound_gigantic_page(struct page *page, unsigned int order,
 
 	/* we rely on prep_new_huge_page to set the destructor */
 	set_compound_order(page, order);
+	__ClearPageReserved(page);
 	__SetPageHead(page);
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++) {
 		p = nth_page(page, i);
@@ -1816,7 +1817,8 @@ static bool __prep_compound_gigantic_page(struct page *page, unsigned int order,
 		 * on the head page when they need know if put_page() is needed
 		 * after get_user_pages().
 		 */
-		__ClearPageReserved(p);
+		if (i != 0)	/* head page cleared above */
+			__ClearPageReserved(p);
 		/*
 		 * Subtle and very unlikely
 		 *