diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index de7a8c2a0c80..dc0a0c82a5ac 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -1742,6 +1742,7 @@ bool move_huge_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long old_addr,
  * Returns
  *  - 0 if PMD could not be locked
  *  - 1 if PMD was locked but protections unchanged and TLB flush unnecessary
+ *      or if prot_numa but THP migration is not supported
  *  - HPAGE_PMD_NR if protections changed and TLB flush necessary
  */
 int change_huge_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
@@ -1756,6 +1757,9 @@ int change_huge_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
 	bool uffd_wp = cp_flags & MM_CP_UFFD_WP;
 	bool uffd_wp_resolve = cp_flags & MM_CP_UFFD_WP_RESOLVE;
 
+	if (prot_numa && !thp_migration_supported())
+		return 1;
+
 	ptl = __pmd_trans_huge_lock(pmd, vma);
 	if (!ptl)
 		return 0;