diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index c2e6ad53447b..ff3b4aa3c31f 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -3999,8 +3999,8 @@ restart:
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_NONLEAF_PMD_YOUNG)
-static void walk_pmd_range_locked(pud_t *pud, unsigned long next, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-				  struct mm_walk *args, unsigned long *bitmap, unsigned long *start)
+static void walk_pmd_range_locked(pud_t *pud, unsigned long addr, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+				  struct mm_walk *args, unsigned long *bitmap, unsigned long *first)
 {
 	int i;
 	pmd_t *pmd;
@@ -4013,18 +4013,19 @@ static void walk_pmd_range_locked(pud_t *pud, unsigned long next, struct vm_area
 	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(pud_leaf(*pud));
 
 	/* try to batch at most 1+MIN_LRU_BATCH+1 entries */
-	if (*start == -1) {
-		*start = next;
+	if (*first == -1) {
+		*first = addr;
+		bitmap_zero(bitmap, MIN_LRU_BATCH);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	i = next == -1 ? 0 : pmd_index(next) - pmd_index(*start);
+	i = addr == -1 ? 0 : pmd_index(addr) - pmd_index(*first);
 	if (i && i <= MIN_LRU_BATCH) {
 		__set_bit(i - 1, bitmap);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	pmd = pmd_offset(pud, *start);
+	pmd = pmd_offset(pud, *first);
 
 	ptl = pmd_lockptr(args->mm, pmd);
 	if (!spin_trylock(ptl))
@@ -4035,15 +4036,16 @@ static void walk_pmd_range_locked(pud_t *pud, unsigned long next, struct vm_area
 	do {
 		unsigned long pfn;
 		struct folio *folio;
-		unsigned long addr = i ? (*start & PMD_MASK) + i * PMD_SIZE : *start;
+
+		/* don't round down the first address */
+		addr = i ? (*first & PMD_MASK) + i * PMD_SIZE : *first;
 
 		pfn = get_pmd_pfn(pmd[i], vma, addr);
 		if (pfn == -1)
 			goto next;
 
 		if (!pmd_trans_huge(pmd[i])) {
-			if (arch_has_hw_nonleaf_pmd_young() &&
-			    get_cap(LRU_GEN_NONLEAF_YOUNG))
+			if (arch_has_hw_nonleaf_pmd_young() && get_cap(LRU_GEN_NONLEAF_YOUNG))
 				pmdp_test_and_clear_young(vma, addr, pmd + i);
 			goto next;
 		}
@@ -4072,12 +4074,11 @@ next:
 	arch_leave_lazy_mmu_mode();
 	spin_unlock(ptl);
 done:
-	*start = -1;
-	bitmap_zero(bitmap, MIN_LRU_BATCH);
+	*first = -1;
 }
 #else
-static void walk_pmd_range_locked(pud_t *pud, unsigned long next, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-				  struct mm_walk *args, unsigned long *bitmap, unsigned long *start)
+static void walk_pmd_range_locked(pud_t *pud, unsigned long addr, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+				  struct mm_walk *args, unsigned long *bitmap, unsigned long *first)
 {
 }
 #endif
@@ -4090,9 +4091,9 @@ static void walk_pmd_range(pud_t *pud, unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
 	unsigned long next;
 	unsigned long addr;
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
-	unsigned long pos = -1;
+	unsigned long bitmap[BITS_TO_LONGS(MIN_LRU_BATCH)];
+	unsigned long first = -1;
 	struct lru_gen_mm_walk *walk = args->private;
-	unsigned long bitmap[BITS_TO_LONGS(MIN_LRU_BATCH)] = {};
 
 	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(pud_leaf(*pud));
 
@@ -4131,18 +4132,17 @@ restart:
 			if (pfn < pgdat->node_start_pfn || pfn >= pgdat_end_pfn(pgdat))
 				continue;
 
-			walk_pmd_range_locked(pud, addr, vma, args, bitmap, &pos);
+			walk_pmd_range_locked(pud, addr, vma, args, bitmap, &first);
 			continue;
 		}
 #endif
 		walk->mm_stats[MM_NONLEAF_TOTAL]++;
 
-		if (arch_has_hw_nonleaf_pmd_young() &&
-		    get_cap(LRU_GEN_NONLEAF_YOUNG)) {
+		if (arch_has_hw_nonleaf_pmd_young() && get_cap(LRU_GEN_NONLEAF_YOUNG)) {
 			if (!pmd_young(val))
 				continue;
 
-			walk_pmd_range_locked(pud, addr, vma, args, bitmap, &pos);
+			walk_pmd_range_locked(pud, addr, vma, args, bitmap, &first);
 		}
 
 		if (!walk->force_scan && !test_bloom_filter(walk->lruvec, walk->max_seq, pmd + i))
@@ -4159,7 +4159,7 @@ restart:
 		update_bloom_filter(walk->lruvec, walk->max_seq + 1, pmd + i);
 	}
 
-	walk_pmd_range_locked(pud, -1, vma, args, bitmap, &pos);
+	walk_pmd_range_locked(pud, -1, vma, args, bitmap, &first);
 
 	if (i < PTRS_PER_PMD && get_next_vma(PUD_MASK, PMD_SIZE, args, &start, &end))
 		goto restart;