diff --git a/mm/mprotect.c b/mm/mprotect.c
index 367b7f6..955f9d0 100644
--- a/mm/mprotect.c
+++ b/mm/mprotect.c
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
 
 static void change_pte_range(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd,
-		unsigned long addr, unsigned long end, pgprot_t newprot)
+		unsigned long addr, unsigned long end, pgprot_t newprot,
+		int dirty_accountable)
 {
 	pte_t *pte, oldpte;
 	spinlock_t *ptl;
@@ -42,7 +43,14 @@
 			 * bits by wiping the pte and then setting the new pte
 			 * into place.
 			 */
-			ptent = pte_modify(ptep_get_and_clear(mm, addr, pte), newprot);
+			ptent = ptep_get_and_clear(mm, addr, pte);
+			ptent = pte_modify(ptent, newprot);
+			/*
+			 * Avoid taking write faults for pages we know to be
+			 * dirty.
+			 */
+			if (dirty_accountable && pte_dirty(ptent))
+				ptent = pte_mkwrite(ptent);
 			set_pte_at(mm, addr, pte, ptent);
 			lazy_mmu_prot_update(ptent);
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIGRATION
@@ -66,7 +74,8 @@
 }
 
 static inline void change_pmd_range(struct mm_struct *mm, pud_t *pud,
-		unsigned long addr, unsigned long end, pgprot_t newprot)
+		unsigned long addr, unsigned long end, pgprot_t newprot,
+		int dirty_accountable)
 {
 	pmd_t *pmd;
 	unsigned long next;
@@ -76,12 +85,13 @@
 		next = pmd_addr_end(addr, end);
 		if (pmd_none_or_clear_bad(pmd))
 			continue;
-		change_pte_range(mm, pmd, addr, next, newprot);
+		change_pte_range(mm, pmd, addr, next, newprot, dirty_accountable);
 	} while (pmd++, addr = next, addr != end);
 }
 
 static inline void change_pud_range(struct mm_struct *mm, pgd_t *pgd,
-		unsigned long addr, unsigned long end, pgprot_t newprot)
+		unsigned long addr, unsigned long end, pgprot_t newprot,
+		int dirty_accountable)
 {
 	pud_t *pud;
 	unsigned long next;
@@ -91,12 +101,13 @@
 		next = pud_addr_end(addr, end);
 		if (pud_none_or_clear_bad(pud))
 			continue;
-		change_pmd_range(mm, pud, addr, next, newprot);
+		change_pmd_range(mm, pud, addr, next, newprot, dirty_accountable);
 	} while (pud++, addr = next, addr != end);
 }
 
 static void change_protection(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-		unsigned long addr, unsigned long end, pgprot_t newprot)
+		unsigned long addr, unsigned long end, pgprot_t newprot,
+		int dirty_accountable)
 {
 	struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
 	pgd_t *pgd;
@@ -110,7 +121,7 @@
 		next = pgd_addr_end(addr, end);
 		if (pgd_none_or_clear_bad(pgd))
 			continue;
-		change_pud_range(mm, pgd, addr, next, newprot);
+		change_pud_range(mm, pgd, addr, next, newprot, dirty_accountable);
 	} while (pgd++, addr = next, addr != end);
 	flush_tlb_range(vma, start, end);
 }
@@ -125,6 +136,7 @@
 	unsigned long charged = 0;
 	pgoff_t pgoff;
 	int error;
+	int dirty_accountable = 0;
 
 	if (newflags == oldflags) {
 		*pprev = vma;
@@ -181,14 +193,16 @@
 	vma->vm_flags = newflags;
 	vma->vm_page_prot = protection_map[newflags &
 		(VM_READ|VM_WRITE|VM_EXEC|VM_SHARED)];
-	if (vma_wants_writenotify(vma))
+	if (vma_wants_writenotify(vma)) {
 		vma->vm_page_prot = protection_map[newflags &
 			(VM_READ|VM_WRITE|VM_EXEC)];
+		dirty_accountable = 1;
+	}
 
 	if (is_vm_hugetlb_page(vma))
 		hugetlb_change_protection(vma, start, end, vma->vm_page_prot);
 	else
-		change_protection(vma, start, end, vma->vm_page_prot);
+		change_protection(vma, start, end, vma->vm_page_prot, dirty_accountable);
 	vm_stat_account(mm, oldflags, vma->vm_file, -nrpages);
 	vm_stat_account(mm, newflags, vma->vm_file, nrpages);
 	return 0;