diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index b6facc3..915809b 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -487,7 +487,15 @@
 	int err;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 	static struct kobject *hugepage_kobj;
+#endif
 
+	err = -EINVAL;
+	if (!has_transparent_hugepage()) {
+		transparent_hugepage_flags = 0;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	hugepage_kobj = kobject_create_and_add("transparent_hugepage", mm_kobj);
 	if (unlikely(!hugepage_kobj)) {