diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 091a513b93e9..af687eff884a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ config ARM64
 	select ARCH_HAS_FAST_MULTIPLIER
 	select ARCH_HAS_FORTIFY_SOURCE
 	select ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
-	select ARCH_HAS_GIGANTIC_PAGE if CONTIG_ALLOC
+	select ARCH_HAS_GIGANTIC_PAGE
 	select ARCH_HAS_KCOV
 	select ARCH_HAS_MEMBARRIER_SYNC_CORE
 	select ARCH_HAS_PTE_SPECIAL
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index fb6609875455..59893e766824 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -65,8 +65,4 @@ extern void set_huge_swap_pte_at(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 
 #include <asm-generic/hugetlb.h>
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_GIGANTIC_PAGE
-static inline bool gigantic_page_supported(void) { return true; }
-#endif
-
 #endif /* __ASM_HUGETLB_H */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hugetlb.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hugetlb.h
index 5b0177733994..d04a0bcc2f1c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hugetlb.h
@@ -32,13 +32,6 @@ static inline int hstate_get_psize(struct hstate *hstate)
 	}
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_GIGANTIC_PAGE
-static inline bool gigantic_page_supported(void)
-{
-	return true;
-}
-#endif
-
 /* hugepd entry valid bit */
 #define HUGEPD_VAL_BITS		(0x8000000000000000UL)
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
index f677c8974212..dc0328de20cd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ config ARCH_ENABLE_SPLIT_PMD_PTLOCK
 config PPC_RADIX_MMU
 	bool "Radix MMU Support"
 	depends on PPC_BOOK3S_64
-	select ARCH_HAS_GIGANTIC_PAGE if CONTIG_ALLOC
+	select ARCH_HAS_GIGANTIC_PAGE
 	default y
 	help
 	  Enable support for the Power ISA 3.0 Radix style MMU. Currently this
diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index 1c57b83c76f5..d84e536796b1 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ config S390
 	select ARCH_HAS_ELF_RANDOMIZE
 	select ARCH_HAS_FORTIFY_SOURCE
 	select ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
-	select ARCH_HAS_GIGANTIC_PAGE if CONTIG_ALLOC
+	select ARCH_HAS_GIGANTIC_PAGE
 	select ARCH_HAS_KCOV
 	select ARCH_HAS_PTE_SPECIAL
 	select ARCH_HAS_SET_MEMORY
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index 2d1afa58a4b6..bd191560efcf 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -116,7 +116,4 @@ static inline pte_t huge_pte_modify(pte_t pte, pgprot_t newprot)
 	return pte_modify(pte, newprot);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_GIGANTIC_PAGE
-static inline bool gigantic_page_supported(void) { return true; }
-#endif
 #endif /* _ASM_S390_HUGETLB_H */
diff --git a/arch/sh/Kconfig b/arch/sh/Kconfig
index c7266302691c..404b12a0d871 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/Kconfig
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ config SUPERH
 	select HAVE_FUTEX_CMPXCHG if FUTEX
 	select HAVE_NMI
 	select NEED_SG_DMA_LENGTH
-	select ARCH_HAS_GIGANTIC_PAGE if CONTIG_ALLOC
+	select ARCH_HAS_GIGANTIC_PAGE
 
 	help
 	  The SuperH is a RISC processor targeted for use in embedded systems
diff --git a/arch/sparc/Kconfig b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
index ca33c80870e2..234a6bd46e89 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ config SPARC64
 	select ARCH_CLOCKSOURCE_DATA
 	select ARCH_HAS_PTE_SPECIAL
 	select PCI_DOMAINS if PCI
-	select ARCH_HAS_GIGANTIC_PAGE if CONTIG_ALLOC
+	select ARCH_HAS_GIGANTIC_PAGE
 
 config ARCH_DEFCONFIG
 	string
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 8ba90f3e0038..ff24eaeef211 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ config X86_64
 	def_bool y
 	depends on 64BIT
 	# Options that are inherently 64-bit kernel only:
-	select ARCH_HAS_GIGANTIC_PAGE if CONTIG_ALLOC
+	select ARCH_HAS_GIGANTIC_PAGE
 	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_INT128
 	select ARCH_USE_CMPXCHG_LOCKREF
 	select HAVE_ARCH_SOFT_DIRTY
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index 7469d321f072..f65cfb48cfdd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -17,8 +17,4 @@ static inline void arch_clear_hugepage_flags(struct page *page)
 {
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_GIGANTIC_PAGE
-static inline bool gigantic_page_supported(void) { return true; }
-#endif
-
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_HUGETLB_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/gfp.h b/include/linux/gfp.h
index 1f1ad9aeebb9..58ea44bf75de 100644
--- a/include/linux/gfp.h
+++ b/include/linux/gfp.h
@@ -589,8 +589,8 @@ static inline bool pm_suspended_storage(void)
 /* The below functions must be run on a range from a single zone. */
 extern int alloc_contig_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
 			      unsigned migratetype, gfp_t gfp_mask);
-extern void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned nr_pages);
 #endif
+extern void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned int nr_pages);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMA
 /* CMA stuff */
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index afef61656c1e..7c57d58051ec 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -1058,6 +1058,7 @@ static void free_gigantic_page(struct page *page, unsigned int order)
 	free_contig_range(page_to_pfn(page), 1 << order);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CONTIG_ALLOC
 static int __alloc_gigantic_page(unsigned long start_pfn,
 				unsigned long nr_pages, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
@@ -1142,11 +1143,20 @@ static struct page *alloc_gigantic_page(struct hstate *h, gfp_t gfp_mask,
 
 static void prep_new_huge_page(struct hstate *h, struct page *page, int nid);
 static void prep_compound_gigantic_page(struct page *page, unsigned int order);
+#else /* !CONFIG_CONTIG_ALLOC */
+static struct page *alloc_gigantic_page(struct hstate *h, gfp_t gfp_mask,
+					int nid, nodemask_t *nodemask)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_CONTIG_ALLOC */
 
 #else /* !CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_GIGANTIC_PAGE */
-static inline bool gigantic_page_supported(void) { return false; }
 static struct page *alloc_gigantic_page(struct hstate *h, gfp_t gfp_mask,
-		int nid, nodemask_t *nodemask) { return NULL; }
+					int nid, nodemask_t *nodemask)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
 static inline void free_gigantic_page(struct page *page, unsigned int order) { }
 static inline void destroy_compound_gigantic_page(struct page *page,
 						unsigned int order) { }
@@ -1156,9 +1166,6 @@ static void update_and_free_page(struct hstate *h, struct page *page)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	if (hstate_is_gigantic(h) && !gigantic_page_supported())
-		return;
-
 	h->nr_huge_pages--;
 	h->nr_huge_pages_node[page_to_nid(page)]--;
 	for (i = 0; i < pages_per_huge_page(h); i++) {
@@ -2276,13 +2283,24 @@ static int adjust_pool_surplus(struct hstate *h, nodemask_t *nodes_allowed,
 }
 
 #define persistent_huge_pages(h) (h->nr_huge_pages - h->surplus_huge_pages)
-static unsigned long set_max_huge_pages(struct hstate *h, unsigned long count,
-						nodemask_t *nodes_allowed)
+static int set_max_huge_pages(struct hstate *h, unsigned long count,
+			      nodemask_t *nodes_allowed)
 {
 	unsigned long min_count, ret;
 
-	if (hstate_is_gigantic(h) && !gigantic_page_supported())
-		return h->max_huge_pages;
+	/*
+	 * Gigantic pages allocation depends on the capability for large page
+	 * range allocation. If the system cannot provide alloc_contig_range,
+	 * allow users to free gigantic pages.
+	 */
+	if (hstate_is_gigantic(h) && !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CONTIG_ALLOC)) {
+		spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock);
+		if (count > persistent_huge_pages(h)) {
+			spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		goto decrease_pool;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Increase the pool size
@@ -2322,6 +2340,7 @@ static unsigned long set_max_huge_pages(struct hstate *h, unsigned long count,
 			goto out;
 	}
 
+decrease_pool:
 	/*
 	 * Decrease the pool size
 	 * First return free pages to the buddy allocator (being careful
@@ -2350,9 +2369,10 @@ static unsigned long set_max_huge_pages(struct hstate *h, unsigned long count,
 			break;
 	}
 out:
-	ret = persistent_huge_pages(h);
+	h->max_huge_pages = persistent_huge_pages(h);
 	spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
-	return ret;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 #define HSTATE_ATTR_RO(_name) \
@@ -2404,11 +2424,6 @@ static ssize_t __nr_hugepages_store_common(bool obey_mempolicy,
 	int err;
 	NODEMASK_ALLOC(nodemask_t, nodes_allowed, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NORETRY);
 
-	if (hstate_is_gigantic(h) && !gigantic_page_supported()) {
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	if (nid == NUMA_NO_NODE) {
 		/*
 		 * global hstate attribute
@@ -2428,15 +2443,12 @@ static ssize_t __nr_hugepages_store_common(bool obey_mempolicy,
 	} else
 		nodes_allowed = &node_states[N_MEMORY];
 
-	h->max_huge_pages = set_max_huge_pages(h, count, nodes_allowed);
+	err = set_max_huge_pages(h, count, nodes_allowed);
 
 	if (nodes_allowed != &node_states[N_MEMORY])
 		NODEMASK_FREE(nodes_allowed);
 
-	return len;
-out:
-	NODEMASK_FREE(nodes_allowed);
-	return err;
+	return err ? err : len;
 }
 
 static ssize_t nr_hugepages_store_common(bool obey_mempolicy,
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index ac9c45ffb344..a4547d90fa7a 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -8234,8 +8234,9 @@ int alloc_contig_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
 				pfn_max_align_up(end), migratetype);
 	return ret;
 }
+#endif /* CONFIG_CONTIG_ALLOC */
 
-void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned nr_pages)
+void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned int nr_pages)
 {
 	unsigned int count = 0;
 
@@ -8247,7 +8248,6 @@ void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned nr_pages)
 	}
 	WARN(count != 0, "%d pages are still in use!\n", count);
 }
-#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
 /*
