diff --git a/include/linux/gfp.h b/include/linux/gfp.h
index 24bcc5eec6b4..76f8db0b0e71 100644
--- a/include/linux/gfp.h
+++ b/include/linux/gfp.h
@@ -510,22 +510,18 @@ alloc_pages(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order)
 }
 extern struct page *alloc_pages_vma(gfp_t gfp_mask, int order,
 			struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
-			int node, bool hugepage);
-#define alloc_hugepage_vma(gfp_mask, vma, addr, order)	\
-	alloc_pages_vma(gfp_mask, order, vma, addr, numa_node_id(), true)
+			int node);
 #else
 #define alloc_pages(gfp_mask, order) \
 		alloc_pages_node(numa_node_id(), gfp_mask, order)
-#define alloc_pages_vma(gfp_mask, order, vma, addr, node, false)\
-	alloc_pages(gfp_mask, order)
-#define alloc_hugepage_vma(gfp_mask, vma, addr, order)	\
+#define alloc_pages_vma(gfp_mask, order, vma, addr, node)\
 	alloc_pages(gfp_mask, order)
 #endif
 #define alloc_page(gfp_mask) alloc_pages(gfp_mask, 0)
 #define alloc_page_vma(gfp_mask, vma, addr)			\
-	alloc_pages_vma(gfp_mask, 0, vma, addr, numa_node_id(), false)
+	alloc_pages_vma(gfp_mask, 0, vma, addr, numa_node_id())
 #define alloc_page_vma_node(gfp_mask, vma, addr, node)		\
-	alloc_pages_vma(gfp_mask, 0, vma, addr, node, false)
+	alloc_pages_vma(gfp_mask, 0, vma, addr, node)
 
 extern unsigned long __get_free_pages(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order);
 extern unsigned long get_zeroed_page(gfp_t gfp_mask);
diff --git a/include/linux/mempolicy.h b/include/linux/mempolicy.h
index 5228c62af416..bac395f1d00a 100644
--- a/include/linux/mempolicy.h
+++ b/include/linux/mempolicy.h
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ struct mempolicy *mpol_shared_policy_lookup(struct shared_policy *sp,
 struct mempolicy *get_task_policy(struct task_struct *p);
 struct mempolicy *__get_vma_policy(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		unsigned long addr);
+struct mempolicy *get_vma_policy(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+						unsigned long addr);
 bool vma_policy_mof(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 
 extern void numa_default_policy(void);
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index c3bc7e9c9a2a..c0bcede31930 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -629,21 +629,40 @@ static vm_fault_t __do_huge_pmd_anonymous_page(struct vm_fault *vmf,
  *	    available
  * never: never stall for any thp allocation
  */
-static inline gfp_t alloc_hugepage_direct_gfpmask(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+static inline gfp_t alloc_hugepage_direct_gfpmask(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr)
 {
 	const bool vma_madvised = !!(vma->vm_flags & VM_HUGEPAGE);
+	gfp_t this_node = 0;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
+	struct mempolicy *pol;
+	/*
+	 * __GFP_THISNODE is used only when __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM is not
+	 * specified, to express a general desire to stay on the current
+	 * node for optimistic allocation attempts. If the defrag mode
+	 * and/or madvise hint requires the direct reclaim then we prefer
+	 * to fallback to other node rather than node reclaim because that
+	 * can lead to excessive reclaim even though there is free memory
+	 * on other nodes. We expect that NUMA preferences are specified
+	 * by memory policies.
+	 */
+	pol = get_vma_policy(vma, addr);
+	if (pol->mode != MPOL_BIND)
+		this_node = __GFP_THISNODE;
+	mpol_cond_put(pol);
+#endif
 
 	if (test_bit(TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE_DEFRAG_DIRECT_FLAG, &transparent_hugepage_flags))
 		return GFP_TRANSHUGE | (vma_madvised ? 0 : __GFP_NORETRY);
 	if (test_bit(TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE_DEFRAG_KSWAPD_FLAG, &transparent_hugepage_flags))
-		return GFP_TRANSHUGE_LIGHT | __GFP_KSWAPD_RECLAIM;
+		return GFP_TRANSHUGE_LIGHT | __GFP_KSWAPD_RECLAIM | this_node;
 	if (test_bit(TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE_DEFRAG_KSWAPD_OR_MADV_FLAG, &transparent_hugepage_flags))
 		return GFP_TRANSHUGE_LIGHT | (vma_madvised ? __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM :
-							     __GFP_KSWAPD_RECLAIM);
+							     __GFP_KSWAPD_RECLAIM | this_node);
 	if (test_bit(TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE_DEFRAG_REQ_MADV_FLAG, &transparent_hugepage_flags))
 		return GFP_TRANSHUGE_LIGHT | (vma_madvised ? __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM :
-							     0);
-	return GFP_TRANSHUGE_LIGHT;
+							     this_node);
+	return GFP_TRANSHUGE_LIGHT | this_node;
 }
 
 /* Caller must hold page table lock. */
@@ -715,8 +734,8 @@ vm_fault_t do_huge_pmd_anonymous_page(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 			pte_free(vma->vm_mm, pgtable);
 		return ret;
 	}
-	gfp = alloc_hugepage_direct_gfpmask(vma);
-	page = alloc_hugepage_vma(gfp, vma, haddr, HPAGE_PMD_ORDER);
+	gfp = alloc_hugepage_direct_gfpmask(vma, haddr);
+	page = alloc_pages_vma(gfp, HPAGE_PMD_ORDER, vma, haddr, numa_node_id());
 	if (unlikely(!page)) {
 		count_vm_event(THP_FAULT_FALLBACK);
 		return VM_FAULT_FALLBACK;
@@ -1290,8 +1309,9 @@ vm_fault_t do_huge_pmd_wp_page(struct vm_fault *vmf, pmd_t orig_pmd)
 alloc:
 	if (transparent_hugepage_enabled(vma) &&
 	    !transparent_hugepage_debug_cow()) {
-		huge_gfp = alloc_hugepage_direct_gfpmask(vma);
-		new_page = alloc_hugepage_vma(huge_gfp, vma, haddr, HPAGE_PMD_ORDER);
+		huge_gfp = alloc_hugepage_direct_gfpmask(vma, haddr);
+		new_page = alloc_pages_vma(huge_gfp, HPAGE_PMD_ORDER, vma,
+				haddr, numa_node_id());
 	} else
 		new_page = NULL;
 
diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index 149b6f4cf023..b7b564751165 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -1102,8 +1102,8 @@ static struct page *new_page(struct page *page, unsigned long start)
 	} else if (PageTransHuge(page)) {
 		struct page *thp;
 
-		thp = alloc_hugepage_vma(GFP_TRANSHUGE, vma, address,
-					 HPAGE_PMD_ORDER);
+		thp = alloc_pages_vma(GFP_TRANSHUGE, HPAGE_PMD_ORDER, vma,
+				address, numa_node_id());
 		if (!thp)
 			return NULL;
 		prep_transhuge_page(thp);
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ struct mempolicy *__get_vma_policy(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
  * freeing by another task.  It is the caller's responsibility to free the
  * extra reference for shared policies.
  */
-static struct mempolicy *get_vma_policy(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+struct mempolicy *get_vma_policy(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 						unsigned long addr)
 {
 	struct mempolicy *pol = __get_vma_policy(vma, addr);
@@ -1997,7 +1997,6 @@ static struct page *alloc_page_interleave(gfp_t gfp, unsigned order,
  * 	@vma:  Pointer to VMA or NULL if not available.
  *	@addr: Virtual Address of the allocation. Must be inside the VMA.
  *	@node: Which node to prefer for allocation (modulo policy).
- *	@hugepage: for hugepages try only the preferred node if possible
  *
  * 	This function allocates a page from the kernel page pool and applies
  *	a NUMA policy associated with the VMA or the current process.
@@ -2008,7 +2007,7 @@ static struct page *alloc_page_interleave(gfp_t gfp, unsigned order,
  */
 struct page *
 alloc_pages_vma(gfp_t gfp, int order, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-		unsigned long addr, int node, bool hugepage)
+		unsigned long addr, int node)
 {
 	struct mempolicy *pol;
 	struct page *page;
@@ -2026,60 +2025,6 @@ alloc_pages_vma(gfp_t gfp, int order, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE) && hugepage)) {
-		int hpage_node = node;
-
-		/*
-		 * For hugepage allocation and non-interleave policy which
-		 * allows the current node (or other explicitly preferred
-		 * node) we only try to allocate from the current/preferred
-		 * node and don't fall back to other nodes, as the cost of
-		 * remote accesses would likely offset THP benefits.
-		 *
-		 * If the policy is interleave, or does not allow the current
-		 * node in its nodemask, we allocate the standard way.
-		 */
-		if (pol->mode == MPOL_PREFERRED &&
-						!(pol->flags & MPOL_F_LOCAL))
-			hpage_node = pol->v.preferred_node;
-
-		nmask = policy_nodemask(gfp, pol);
-		if (!nmask || node_isset(hpage_node, *nmask)) {
-			mpol_cond_put(pol);
-			/*
-			 * We cannot invoke reclaim if __GFP_THISNODE
-			 * is set. Invoking reclaim with
-			 * __GFP_THISNODE set, would cause THP
-			 * allocations to trigger heavy swapping
-			 * despite there may be tons of free memory
-			 * (including potentially plenty of THP
-			 * already available in the buddy) on all the
-			 * other NUMA nodes.
-			 *
-			 * At most we could invoke compaction when
-			 * __GFP_THISNODE is set (but we would need to
-			 * refrain from invoking reclaim even if
-			 * compaction returned COMPACT_SKIPPED because
-			 * there wasn't not enough memory to succeed
-			 * compaction). For now just avoid
-			 * __GFP_THISNODE instead of limiting the
-			 * allocation path to a strict and single
-			 * compaction invocation.
-			 *
-			 * Supposedly if direct reclaim was enabled by
-			 * the caller, the app prefers THP regardless
-			 * of the node it comes from so this would be
-			 * more desiderable behavior than only
-			 * providing THP originated from the local
-			 * node in such case.
-			 */
-			if (!(gfp & __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM))
-				gfp |= __GFP_THISNODE;
-			page = __alloc_pages_node(hpage_node, gfp, order);
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
-
 	nmask = policy_nodemask(gfp, pol);
 	preferred_nid = policy_node(gfp, pol, node);
 	page = __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp, order, preferred_nid, nmask);
diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index 0376c124b043..371e291f5d4b 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -1473,7 +1473,7 @@ static struct page *shmem_alloc_hugepage(gfp_t gfp,
 
 	shmem_pseudo_vma_init(&pvma, info, hindex);
 	page = alloc_pages_vma(gfp | __GFP_COMP | __GFP_NORETRY | __GFP_NOWARN,
-			HPAGE_PMD_ORDER, &pvma, 0, numa_node_id(), true);
+			HPAGE_PMD_ORDER, &pvma, 0, numa_node_id());
 	shmem_pseudo_vma_destroy(&pvma);
 	if (page)
 		prep_transhuge_page(page);
