diff --git a/drivers/dax/device.c b/drivers/dax/device.c
index ad5e7b4a15dc..95cfcfd612df 100644
--- a/drivers/dax/device.c
+++ b/drivers/dax/device.c
@@ -245,12 +245,11 @@ __weak phys_addr_t dax_pgoff_to_phys(struct dev_dax *dev_dax, pgoff_t pgoff,
 }
 
 static vm_fault_t __dev_dax_pte_fault(struct dev_dax *dev_dax,
-				struct vm_fault *vmf)
+				struct vm_fault *vmf, pfn_t *pfn)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &dev_dax->dev;
 	struct dax_region *dax_region;
 	phys_addr_t phys;
-	pfn_t pfn;
 	unsigned int fault_size = PAGE_SIZE;
 
 	if (check_vma(dev_dax, vmf->vma, __func__))
@@ -272,20 +271,19 @@ static vm_fault_t __dev_dax_pte_fault(struct dev_dax *dev_dax,
 		return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
 	}
 
-	pfn = phys_to_pfn_t(phys, dax_region->pfn_flags);
+	*pfn = phys_to_pfn_t(phys, dax_region->pfn_flags);
 
-	return vmf_insert_mixed(vmf->vma, vmf->address, pfn);
+	return vmf_insert_mixed(vmf->vma, vmf->address, *pfn);
 }
 
 static vm_fault_t __dev_dax_pmd_fault(struct dev_dax *dev_dax,
-				struct vm_fault *vmf)
+				struct vm_fault *vmf, pfn_t *pfn)
 {
 	unsigned long pmd_addr = vmf->address & PMD_MASK;
 	struct device *dev = &dev_dax->dev;
 	struct dax_region *dax_region;
 	phys_addr_t phys;
 	pgoff_t pgoff;
-	pfn_t pfn;
 	unsigned int fault_size = PMD_SIZE;
 
 	if (check_vma(dev_dax, vmf->vma, __func__))
@@ -321,22 +319,21 @@ static vm_fault_t __dev_dax_pmd_fault(struct dev_dax *dev_dax,
 		return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
 	}
 
-	pfn = phys_to_pfn_t(phys, dax_region->pfn_flags);
+	*pfn = phys_to_pfn_t(phys, dax_region->pfn_flags);
 
-	return vmf_insert_pfn_pmd(vmf->vma, vmf->address, vmf->pmd, pfn,
+	return vmf_insert_pfn_pmd(vmf->vma, vmf->address, vmf->pmd, *pfn,
 			vmf->flags & FAULT_FLAG_WRITE);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE_PUD
 static vm_fault_t __dev_dax_pud_fault(struct dev_dax *dev_dax,
-				struct vm_fault *vmf)
+				struct vm_fault *vmf, pfn_t *pfn)
 {
 	unsigned long pud_addr = vmf->address & PUD_MASK;
 	struct device *dev = &dev_dax->dev;
 	struct dax_region *dax_region;
 	phys_addr_t phys;
 	pgoff_t pgoff;
-	pfn_t pfn;
 	unsigned int fault_size = PUD_SIZE;
 
 
@@ -373,14 +370,14 @@ static vm_fault_t __dev_dax_pud_fault(struct dev_dax *dev_dax,
 		return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
 	}
 
-	pfn = phys_to_pfn_t(phys, dax_region->pfn_flags);
+	*pfn = phys_to_pfn_t(phys, dax_region->pfn_flags);
 
-	return vmf_insert_pfn_pud(vmf->vma, vmf->address, vmf->pud, pfn,
+	return vmf_insert_pfn_pud(vmf->vma, vmf->address, vmf->pud, *pfn,
 			vmf->flags & FAULT_FLAG_WRITE);
 }
 #else
 static vm_fault_t __dev_dax_pud_fault(struct dev_dax *dev_dax,
-				struct vm_fault *vmf)
+				struct vm_fault *vmf, pfn_t *pfn)
 {
 	return VM_FAULT_FALLBACK;
 }
@@ -389,8 +386,10 @@ static vm_fault_t __dev_dax_pud_fault(struct dev_dax *dev_dax,
 static vm_fault_t dev_dax_huge_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf,
 		enum page_entry_size pe_size)
 {
-	int rc, id;
 	struct file *filp = vmf->vma->vm_file;
+	unsigned long fault_size;
+	int rc, id;
+	pfn_t pfn;
 	struct dev_dax *dev_dax = filp->private_data;
 
 	dev_dbg(&dev_dax->dev, "%s: %s (%#lx - %#lx) size = %d\n", current->comm,
@@ -400,17 +399,39 @@ static vm_fault_t dev_dax_huge_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf,
 	id = dax_read_lock();
 	switch (pe_size) {
 	case PE_SIZE_PTE:
-		rc = __dev_dax_pte_fault(dev_dax, vmf);
+		fault_size = PAGE_SIZE;
+		rc = __dev_dax_pte_fault(dev_dax, vmf, &pfn);
 		break;
 	case PE_SIZE_PMD:
-		rc = __dev_dax_pmd_fault(dev_dax, vmf);
+		fault_size = PMD_SIZE;
+		rc = __dev_dax_pmd_fault(dev_dax, vmf, &pfn);
 		break;
 	case PE_SIZE_PUD:
-		rc = __dev_dax_pud_fault(dev_dax, vmf);
+		fault_size = PUD_SIZE;
+		rc = __dev_dax_pud_fault(dev_dax, vmf, &pfn);
 		break;
 	default:
 		rc = VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
 	}
+
+	if (rc == VM_FAULT_NOPAGE) {
+		unsigned long i;
+
+		/*
+		 * In the device-dax case the only possibility for a
+		 * VM_FAULT_NOPAGE result is when device-dax capacity is
+		 * mapped. No need to consider the zero page, or racing
+		 * conflicting mappings.
+		 */
+		for (i = 0; i < fault_size / PAGE_SIZE; i++) {
+			struct page *page;
+
+			page = pfn_to_page(pfn_t_to_pfn(pfn) + i);
+			if (page->mapping)
+				continue;
+			page->mapping = filp->f_mapping;
+		}
+	}
 	dax_read_unlock(id);
 
 	return rc;