diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
index 7763abd16405..83d480e9b05f 100644
--- a/mm/gup.c
+++ b/mm/gup.c
@@ -2020,6 +2020,7 @@ static int gup_hugepte(pte_t *ptep, unsigned long sz, unsigned long addr,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	SetPageReferenced(head);
 	return 1;
 }