diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
index 6b7e89569a3a9..0a472c41a67fa 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
@@ -374,6 +374,9 @@ int kern_addr_valid(unsigned long addr)
 	if (pmd_none(*pmd))
 		return 0;
 
+	if (pmd_sect(*pmd))
+		return pfn_valid(pmd_pfn(*pmd));
+
 	pte = pte_offset_kernel(pmd, addr);
 	if (pte_none(*pte))
 		return 0;