diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 37a89d54cb2b..dc8929303742 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -3429,7 +3429,7 @@ static void walk_pmd_range_locked(pud_t *pud, unsigned long addr, struct vm_area
 			goto next;
 
 		if (!pmd_trans_huge(pmd[i])) {
-			if (should_clear_pmd_young())
+			if (!walk->force_scan && should_clear_pmd_young())
 				pmdp_test_and_clear_young(vma, addr, pmd + i);
 			goto next;
 		}
@@ -3516,7 +3516,7 @@ restart:
 
 		walk->mm_stats[MM_NONLEAF_TOTAL]++;
 
-		if (should_clear_pmd_young()) {
+		if (!walk->force_scan && should_clear_pmd_young()) {
 			if (!pmd_young(val))
 				continue;