diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index 59f410c03f2b2cda66e3270be02bb418f0fc7949..32799ed58022740bb08d25e62c5aa300ea286b1e 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -1899,7 +1899,8 @@ get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 		 * so use shmem's get_unmapped_area in case it can be huge.
 		 */
 		get_area = shmem_get_unmapped_area;
-	} else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE)) {
+	} else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE)
+		   && !addr) { /* no hint */
 		/* Ensures that larger anonymous mappings are THP aligned. */
 		get_area = thp_get_unmapped_area;
 	}