diff --git a/mm/memory-failure.c b/mm/memory-failure.c
index 9cab165fd668e3caeeb2e2a72976432cdb938fff..1a56d63adf9c642eed15e5d9e276060e2f01a933 100644
--- a/mm/memory-failure.c
+++ b/mm/memory-failure.c
@@ -1039,7 +1039,17 @@ int memory_failure(unsigned long pfn, int trapno, int flags)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	nr_pages = 1 << compound_trans_order(hpage);
+	/*
+	 * Currently errors on hugetlbfs pages are measured in hugepage units,
+	 * so nr_pages should be 1 << compound_order.  OTOH when errors are on
+	 * transparent hugepages, they are supposed to be split and error
+	 * measurement is done in normal page units.  So nr_pages should be one
+	 * in this case.
+	 */
+	if (PageHuge(p))
+		nr_pages = 1 << compound_order(hpage);
+	else /* normal page or thp */
+		nr_pages = 1;
 	atomic_long_add(nr_pages, &num_poisoned_pages);
 
 	/*