diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/hugetlb-3level.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/hugetlb-3level.h
index 54e4b097b1f5..0d9f3918fa7e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/hugetlb-3level.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/hugetlb-3level.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  * ptes.
  * (The valid bit is automatically cleared by set_pte_at for PROT_NONE ptes).
  */
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_HUGE_PTEP_GET
 static inline pte_t huge_ptep_get(pte_t *ptep)
 {
 	pte_t retval = *ptep;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index 80887abcef7f..fb6609875455 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_HUGE_PTEP_GET
 static inline pte_t huge_ptep_get(pte_t *ptep)
 {
 	return READ_ONCE(*ptep);
diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index e9b42750fdf5..36cc0396b214 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ static inline void huge_ptep_clear_flush(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 {
 }
 
-static inline pte_t huge_ptep_get(pte_t *ptep)
-{
-	return *ptep;
-}
-
 static inline void arch_clear_hugepage_flags(struct page *page)
 {
 }
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index 120adc3b2ffd..425bb6fc3bda 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@ static inline int huge_ptep_set_access_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	return changed;
 }
 
-static inline pte_t huge_ptep_get(pte_t *ptep)
-{
-	return *ptep;
-}
-
 static inline void arch_clear_hugepage_flags(struct page *page)
 {
 }
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index 165b4e5a6f32..7cb595dcb7d7 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ int huge_ptep_set_access_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 					     unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep,
 					     pte_t pte, int dirty);
 
-static inline pte_t huge_ptep_get(pte_t *ptep)
-{
-	return *ptep;
-}
-
 static inline void arch_clear_hugepage_flags(struct page *page)
 {
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index 658bf7136a3c..33a2d9e3ea9e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -142,11 +142,6 @@ extern int huge_ptep_set_access_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 				      unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep,
 				      pte_t pte, int dirty);
 
-static inline pte_t huge_ptep_get(pte_t *ptep)
-{
-	return *ptep;
-}
-
 static inline void arch_clear_hugepage_flags(struct page *page)
 {
 }
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index c87195ae0cfa..6f025fe18146 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ static inline void huge_ptep_clear_flush(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 {
 }
 
-static inline pte_t huge_ptep_get(pte_t *ptep)
-{
-	return *ptep;
-}
-
 static inline void arch_clear_hugepage_flags(struct page *page)
 {
 	clear_bit(PG_dcache_clean, &page->flags);
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index 028a1465fbe7..3963f80d1cb3 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ static inline int huge_ptep_set_access_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	return changed;
 }
 
-static inline pte_t huge_ptep_get(pte_t *ptep)
-{
-	return *ptep;
-}
-
 static inline void arch_clear_hugepage_flags(struct page *page)
 {
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index 574d42eb081e..7469d321f072 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ static inline int is_hugepage_only_range(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline pte_t huge_ptep_get(pte_t *ptep)
-{
-	return *ptep;
-}
-
 static inline void arch_clear_hugepage_flags(struct page *page)
 {
 }
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/hugetlb.h b/include/asm-generic/hugetlb.h
index f3c99a03ee83..71d7b77eea50 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/hugetlb.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/hugetlb.h
@@ -119,4 +119,11 @@ static inline int huge_ptep_set_access_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_HUGE_PTEP_GET
+static inline pte_t huge_ptep_get(pte_t *ptep)
+{
+	return *ptep;
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _ASM_GENERIC_HUGETLB_H */
