diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index c821b550d6a4..9ca14227eeb7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@ static inline int prepare_hugepage_range(struct file *file,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline pte_t huge_pte_wrprotect(pte_t pte)
-{
-	return pte_wrprotect(pte);
-}
-
 static inline void arch_clear_hugepage_flags(struct page *page)
 {
 	clear_bit(PG_dcache_clean, &page->flags);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index 49247c6f94db..1fd64ebf0cd7 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ static inline int prepare_hugepage_range(struct file *file,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline pte_t huge_pte_wrprotect(pte_t pte)
-{
-	return pte_wrprotect(pte);
-}
-
 static inline void arch_clear_hugepage_flags(struct page *page)
 {
 	clear_bit(PG_dcache_clean, &page->flags);
diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index bf573500b3c4..82fe3d7a38d9 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ static inline void huge_ptep_clear_flush(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 {
 }
 
-static inline pte_t huge_pte_wrprotect(pte_t pte)
-{
-	return pte_wrprotect(pte);
-}
-
 static inline void huge_ptep_set_wrprotect(struct mm_struct *mm,
 					   unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep)
 {
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index 1c9c4531376c..b3d6bb53ee6e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@ static inline int huge_pte_none(pte_t pte)
 	return !val || (val == (unsigned long)invalid_pte_table);
 }
 
-static inline pte_t huge_pte_wrprotect(pte_t pte)
-{
-	return pte_wrprotect(pte);
-}
-
 static inline void huge_ptep_set_wrprotect(struct mm_struct *mm,
 					   unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep)
 {
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index c09d8c74553c..5a102d7251e4 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ static inline void huge_ptep_clear_flush(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 {
 }
 
-static inline pte_t huge_pte_wrprotect(pte_t pte)
-{
-	return pte_wrprotect(pte);
-}
-
 void huge_ptep_set_wrprotect(struct mm_struct *mm,
 					   unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep);
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index 3562d46585ba..7123599089c6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -152,11 +152,6 @@ static inline void huge_ptep_clear_flush(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	flush_hugetlb_page(vma, addr);
 }
 
-static inline pte_t huge_pte_wrprotect(pte_t pte)
-{
-	return pte_wrprotect(pte);
-}
-
 extern int huge_ptep_set_access_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 				      unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep,
 				      pte_t pte, int dirty);
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index a9f8266f33cf..54f65094efe6 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ static inline void huge_ptep_clear_flush(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 {
 }
 
-static inline pte_t huge_pte_wrprotect(pte_t pte)
-{
-	return pte_wrprotect(pte);
-}
-
 static inline void huge_ptep_set_wrprotect(struct mm_struct *mm,
 					   unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep)
 {
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index 11115bbd712e..f661362376e0 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ static inline void huge_ptep_clear_flush(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 {
 }
 
-static inline pte_t huge_pte_wrprotect(pte_t pte)
-{
-	return pte_wrprotect(pte);
-}
-
 static inline void huge_ptep_set_wrprotect(struct mm_struct *mm,
 					   unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index 42d872054791..3cd3a2c9840e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ static inline int prepare_hugepage_range(struct file *file,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline pte_t huge_pte_wrprotect(pte_t pte)
-{
-	return pte_wrprotect(pte);
-}
-
 static inline void huge_ptep_set_wrprotect(struct mm_struct *mm,
 					   unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep)
 {
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/hugetlb.h b/include/asm-generic/hugetlb.h
index 2fc3d68424e9..cd9697672b79 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/hugetlb.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/hugetlb.h
@@ -80,4 +80,11 @@ static inline int huge_pte_none(pte_t pte)
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_HUGE_PTE_WRPROTECT
+static inline pte_t huge_pte_wrprotect(pte_t pte)
+{
+	return pte_wrprotect(pte);
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _ASM_GENERIC_HUGETLB_H */
