diff --git a/include/linux/huge_mm.h b/include/linux/huge_mm.h
index 5adb86af35fc..d87a588b51ad 100644
--- a/include/linux/huge_mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/huge_mm.h
@@ -75,14 +75,20 @@ extern struct kobj_attribute shmem_enabled_attr;
 #define THP_ORDERS_ALL_ANON	((BIT(PMD_ORDER + 1) - 1) & ~(BIT(0) | BIT(1)))
 
 /*
- * Mask of all large folio orders supported for file THP.
+ * Mask of all large folio orders supported for file THP. Folios in a DAX
+ * file is never split and the MAX_PAGECACHE_ORDER limit does not apply to
+ * it.
  */
-#define THP_ORDERS_ALL_FILE	(BIT(PMD_ORDER) | BIT(PUD_ORDER))
+#define THP_ORDERS_ALL_FILE_DAX		\
+	(BIT(PMD_ORDER) | BIT(PUD_ORDER))
+#define THP_ORDERS_ALL_FILE_DEFAULT	\
+	((BIT(MAX_PAGECACHE_ORDER + 1) - 1) & ~BIT(0))
 
 /*
  * Mask of all large folio orders supported for THP.
  */
-#define THP_ORDERS_ALL		(THP_ORDERS_ALL_ANON | THP_ORDERS_ALL_FILE)
+#define THP_ORDERS_ALL	\
+	(THP_ORDERS_ALL_ANON | THP_ORDERS_ALL_FILE_DAX | THP_ORDERS_ALL_FILE_DEFAULT)
 
 #define thp_vma_allowable_order(vma, vm_flags, smaps, in_pf, enforce_sysfs, order) \
 	(!!thp_vma_allowable_orders(vma, vm_flags, smaps, in_pf, enforce_sysfs, BIT(order)))
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 377fad05fb5e..df73ffd1128b 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -84,9 +84,17 @@ unsigned long __thp_vma_allowable_orders(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 					 bool in_pf, bool enforce_sysfs,
 					 unsigned long orders)
 {
+	unsigned long supported_orders;
+
 	/* Check the intersection of requested and supported orders. */
-	orders &= vma_is_anonymous(vma) ?
-			THP_ORDERS_ALL_ANON : THP_ORDERS_ALL_FILE;
+	if (vma_is_anonymous(vma))
+		supported_orders = THP_ORDERS_ALL_ANON;
+	else if (vma_is_dax(vma))
+		supported_orders = THP_ORDERS_ALL_FILE_DAX;
+	else
+		supported_orders = THP_ORDERS_ALL_FILE_DEFAULT;
+
+	orders &= supported_orders;
 	if (!orders)
 		return 0;