diff --git a/ipc/shm.c b/ipc/shm.c
index dca9048..b58c651 100644
--- a/ipc/shm.c
+++ b/ipc/shm.c
@@ -233,10 +233,11 @@
 	shp->id = shm_buildid(id,shp->shm_perm.seq);
 	shp->shm_file = file;
 	file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_ino = shp->id;
-	if (shmflg & SHM_HUGETLB)
-		set_file_hugepages(file);
-	else
+
+	/* Hugetlb ops would have already been assigned. */
+	if (!(shmflg & SHM_HUGETLB))
 		file->f_op = &shm_file_operations;
+
 	shm_tot += numpages;
 	shm_unlock(shp);
 	return shp->id;