diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 5700b1c727b6..c23fa39dec92 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -2233,11 +2233,10 @@ static void __split_huge_pmd_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
 				entry = pte_swp_mkuffd_wp(entry);
 		} else {
 			entry = mk_pte(page + i, READ_ONCE(vma->vm_page_prot));
-			entry = maybe_mkwrite(entry, vma);
+			if (write)
+				entry = maybe_mkwrite(entry, vma);
 			if (anon_exclusive)
 				SetPageAnonExclusive(page + i);
-			if (!write)
-				entry = pte_wrprotect(entry);
 			if (!young)
 				entry = pte_mkold(entry);
 			/* NOTE: this may set soft-dirty too on some archs */