diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index 16f8e8be01f8..aec208f90337 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ __get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 
 	if (get_area) {
 		addr = get_area(file, addr, len, pgoff, flags);
-	} else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE)
+	} else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE) && !file
 		   && !addr /* no hint */
 		   && IS_ALIGNED(len, PMD_SIZE)) {
 		/* Ensures that larger anonymous mappings are THP aligned. */