diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 10a424eca8a4..8f4254798130 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -3446,6 +3446,11 @@ static int wp_huge_pmd(struct fault_env *fe, pmd_t orig_pmd)
 	if (fe->vma->vm_ops->pmd_fault)
 		return fe->vma->vm_ops->pmd_fault(fe->vma, fe->address, fe->pmd,
 				fe->flags);
+
+	/* COW handled on pte level: split pmd */
+	VM_BUG_ON_VMA(fe->vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED, fe->vma);
+	split_huge_pmd(fe->vma, fe->pmd, fe->address);
+
 	return VM_FAULT_FALLBACK;
 }