diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/tlb.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/tlb.h
index 2c29239d05c3..93c537635dbb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/tlb.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/tlb.h
@@ -22,15 +22,16 @@ static void tlb_flush(struct mmu_gather *tlb);
 #include <asm-generic/tlb.h>
 
 /*
- * get the tlbi levels in arm64.  Default value is 0 if more than one
- * of cleared_* is set or neither is set.
+ * get the tlbi levels in arm64.  Default value is TLBI_TTL_UNKNOWN if more than
+ * one of cleared_* is set or neither is set - this elides the level hinting to
+ * the hardware.
  * Arm64 doesn't support p4ds now.
  */
 static inline int tlb_get_level(struct mmu_gather *tlb)
 {
 	/* The TTL field is only valid for the leaf entry. */
 	if (tlb->freed_tables)
-		return 0;
+		return TLBI_TTL_UNKNOWN;
 
 	if (tlb->cleared_ptes && !(tlb->cleared_pmds ||
 				   tlb->cleared_puds ||
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ static inline int tlb_get_level(struct mmu_gather *tlb)
 				   tlb->cleared_p4ds))
 		return 1;
 
-	return 0;
+	return TLBI_TTL_UNKNOWN;
 }
 
 static inline void tlb_flush(struct mmu_gather *tlb)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/tlbflush.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/tlbflush.h
index b149cf9f91bc..e688246b3b13 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/tlbflush.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/tlbflush.h
@@ -94,19 +94,22 @@ static inline unsigned long get_trans_granule(void)
  * When ARMv8.4-TTL exists, TLBI operations take an additional hint for
  * the level at which the invalidation must take place. If the level is
  * wrong, no invalidation may take place. In the case where the level
- * cannot be easily determined, a 0 value for the level parameter will
- * perform a non-hinted invalidation.
+ * cannot be easily determined, the value TLBI_TTL_UNKNOWN will perform
+ * a non-hinted invalidation. Any provided level outside the hint range
+ * will also cause fall-back to non-hinted invalidation.
  *
  * For Stage-2 invalidation, use the level values provided to that effect
  * in asm/stage2_pgtable.h.
  */
 #define TLBI_TTL_MASK		GENMASK_ULL(47, 44)
 
+#define TLBI_TTL_UNKNOWN	(-1)
+
 #define __tlbi_level(op, addr, level) do {				\
 	u64 arg = addr;							\
 									\
 	if (cpus_have_const_cap(ARM64_HAS_ARMv8_4_TTL) &&		\
-	    level) {							\
+	    level >= 0 && level <= 3) {					\
 		u64 ttl = level & 3;					\
 		ttl |= get_trans_granule() << 2;			\
 		arg &= ~TLBI_TTL_MASK;					\
@@ -134,16 +137,17 @@ static inline unsigned long get_trans_granule(void)
  * [BADDR, BADDR + (NUM + 1) * 2^(5*SCALE + 1) * PAGESIZE)
  *
  */
-#define __TLBI_VADDR_RANGE(addr, asid, scale, num, ttl)		\
-	({							\
-		unsigned long __ta = (addr) >> PAGE_SHIFT;	\
-		__ta &= GENMASK_ULL(36, 0);			\
-		__ta |= (unsigned long)(ttl) << 37;		\
-		__ta |= (unsigned long)(num) << 39;		\
-		__ta |= (unsigned long)(scale) << 44;		\
-		__ta |= get_trans_granule() << 46;		\
-		__ta |= (unsigned long)(asid) << 48;		\
-		__ta;						\
+#define __TLBI_VADDR_RANGE(addr, asid, scale, num, ttl)				\
+	({									\
+		unsigned long __ta = (addr) >> PAGE_SHIFT;			\
+		unsigned long __ttl = (ttl >= 1 && ttl <= 3) ? ttl : 0;		\
+		__ta &= GENMASK_ULL(36, 0);					\
+		__ta |= __ttl << 37;						\
+		__ta |= (unsigned long)(num) << 39;				\
+		__ta |= (unsigned long)(scale) << 44;				\
+		__ta |= get_trans_granule() << 46;				\
+		__ta |= (unsigned long)(asid) << 48;				\
+		__ta;								\
 	})
 
 /* These macros are used by the TLBI RANGE feature. */
@@ -216,12 +220,16 @@ static inline unsigned long get_trans_granule(void)
  *		CPUs, ensuring that any walk-cache entries associated with the
  *		translation are also invalidated.
  *
- *	__flush_tlb_range(vma, start, end, stride, last_level)
+ *	__flush_tlb_range(vma, start, end, stride, last_level, tlb_level)
  *		Invalidate the virtual-address range '[start, end)' on all
  *		CPUs for the user address space corresponding to 'vma->mm'.
  *		The invalidation operations are issued at a granularity
  *		determined by 'stride' and only affect any walk-cache entries
- *		if 'last_level' is equal to false.
+ *		if 'last_level' is equal to false. tlb_level is the level at
+ *		which the invalidation must take place. If the level is wrong,
+ *		no invalidation may take place. In the case where the level
+ *		cannot be easily determined, the value TLBI_TTL_UNKNOWN will
+ *		perform a non-hinted invalidation.
  *
  *
  *	Finally, take a look at asm/tlb.h to see how tlb_flush() is implemented
@@ -442,9 +450,10 @@ static inline void flush_tlb_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	/*
 	 * We cannot use leaf-only invalidation here, since we may be invalidating
 	 * table entries as part of collapsing hugepages or moving page tables.
-	 * Set the tlb_level to 0 because we can not get enough information here.
+	 * Set the tlb_level to TLBI_TTL_UNKNOWN because we can not get enough
+	 * information here.
 	 */
-	__flush_tlb_range(vma, start, end, PAGE_SIZE, false, 0);
+	__flush_tlb_range(vma, start, end, PAGE_SIZE, false, TLBI_TTL_UNKNOWN);
 }
 
 static inline void flush_tlb_kernel_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
