diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/hugetlbpage.c b/arch/sparc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
index ee5273ad918d..7c29d38e6b99 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
@@ -461,6 +461,22 @@ void hugetlb_free_pgd_range(struct mmu_gather *tlb,
 	pgd_t *pgd;
 	unsigned long next;
 
+	addr &= PMD_MASK;
+	if (addr < floor) {
+		addr += PMD_SIZE;
+		if (!addr)
+			return;
+	}
+	if (ceiling) {
+		ceiling &= PMD_MASK;
+		if (!ceiling)
+			return;
+	}
+	if (end - 1 > ceiling - 1)
+		end -= PMD_SIZE;
+	if (addr > end - 1)
+		return;
+
 	pgd = pgd_offset(tlb->mm, addr);
 	do {
 		next = pgd_addr_end(addr, end);