diff --git a/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c b/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c
index 8704901f6bd8..2ba5ec866f53 100644
--- a/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c
+++ b/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c
@@ -79,15 +79,18 @@ static void __init pte_advanced_tests(struct mm_struct *mm,
 {
 	pte_t pte = pfn_pte(pfn, prot);
 
+	/*
+	 * Architectures optimize set_pte_at by avoiding TLB flush.
+	 * This requires set_pte_at to be not used to update an
+	 * existing pte entry. Clear pte before we do set_pte_at
+	 */
+
 	pr_debug("Validating PTE advanced\n");
 	pte = pfn_pte(pfn, prot);
 	set_pte_at(mm, vaddr, ptep, pte);
 	ptep_set_wrprotect(mm, vaddr, ptep);
 	pte = ptep_get(ptep);
 	WARN_ON(pte_write(pte));
-
-	pte = pfn_pte(pfn, prot);
-	set_pte_at(mm, vaddr, ptep, pte);
 	ptep_get_and_clear(mm, vaddr, ptep);
 	pte = ptep_get(ptep);
 	WARN_ON(!pte_none(pte));
@@ -101,13 +104,11 @@ static void __init pte_advanced_tests(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	ptep_set_access_flags(vma, vaddr, ptep, pte, 1);
 	pte = ptep_get(ptep);
 	WARN_ON(!(pte_write(pte) && pte_dirty(pte)));
-
-	pte = pfn_pte(pfn, prot);
-	set_pte_at(mm, vaddr, ptep, pte);
 	ptep_get_and_clear_full(mm, vaddr, ptep, 1);
 	pte = ptep_get(ptep);
 	WARN_ON(!pte_none(pte));
 
+	pte = pfn_pte(pfn, prot);
 	pte = pte_mkyoung(pte);
 	set_pte_at(mm, vaddr, ptep, pte);
 	ptep_test_and_clear_young(vma, vaddr, ptep);
@@ -169,9 +170,6 @@ static void __init pmd_advanced_tests(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	pmdp_set_wrprotect(mm, vaddr, pmdp);
 	pmd = READ_ONCE(*pmdp);
 	WARN_ON(pmd_write(pmd));
-
-	pmd = pfn_pmd(pfn, prot);
-	set_pmd_at(mm, vaddr, pmdp, pmd);
 	pmdp_huge_get_and_clear(mm, vaddr, pmdp);
 	pmd = READ_ONCE(*pmdp);
 	WARN_ON(!pmd_none(pmd));
@@ -185,13 +183,11 @@ static void __init pmd_advanced_tests(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	pmdp_set_access_flags(vma, vaddr, pmdp, pmd, 1);
 	pmd = READ_ONCE(*pmdp);
 	WARN_ON(!(pmd_write(pmd) && pmd_dirty(pmd)));
-
-	pmd = pmd_mkhuge(pfn_pmd(pfn, prot));
-	set_pmd_at(mm, vaddr, pmdp, pmd);
 	pmdp_huge_get_and_clear_full(vma, vaddr, pmdp, 1);
 	pmd = READ_ONCE(*pmdp);
 	WARN_ON(!pmd_none(pmd));
 
+	pmd = pmd_mkhuge(pfn_pmd(pfn, prot));
 	pmd = pmd_mkyoung(pmd);
 	set_pmd_at(mm, vaddr, pmdp, pmd);
 	pmdp_test_and_clear_young(vma, vaddr, pmdp);
@@ -291,17 +287,9 @@ static void __init pud_advanced_tests(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	WARN_ON(pud_write(pud));
 
 #ifndef __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED
-	pud = pfn_pud(pfn, prot);
-	set_pud_at(mm, vaddr, pudp, pud);
 	pudp_huge_get_and_clear(mm, vaddr, pudp);
 	pud = READ_ONCE(*pudp);
 	WARN_ON(!pud_none(pud));
-
-	pud = pfn_pud(pfn, prot);
-	set_pud_at(mm, vaddr, pudp, pud);
-	pudp_huge_get_and_clear_full(mm, vaddr, pudp, 1);
-	pud = READ_ONCE(*pudp);
-	WARN_ON(!pud_none(pud));
 #endif /* __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED */
 	pud = pfn_pud(pfn, prot);
 	pud = pud_wrprotect(pud);
@@ -313,6 +301,13 @@ static void __init pud_advanced_tests(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	pud = READ_ONCE(*pudp);
 	WARN_ON(!(pud_write(pud) && pud_dirty(pud)));
 
+#ifndef __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED
+	pudp_huge_get_and_clear_full(mm, vaddr, pudp, 1);
+	pud = READ_ONCE(*pudp);
+	WARN_ON(!pud_none(pud));
+#endif /* __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED */
+
+	pud = pfn_pud(pfn, prot);
 	pud = pud_mkyoung(pud);
 	set_pud_at(mm, vaddr, pudp, pud);
 	pudp_test_and_clear_young(vma, vaddr, pudp);