diff --git a/drivers/base/node.c b/drivers/base/node.c
index 1ac4c36e13bbd9a70a07ba310e01bc053614c103..c3968e2d0a98a8b788d47776b9942d32ad274f42 100644
--- a/drivers/base/node.c
+++ b/drivers/base/node.c
@@ -197,11 +197,16 @@ static ssize_t node_read_vmstat(struct device *dev,
 			     sum_zone_numa_state(nid, i));
 #endif
 
-	for (i = 0; i < NR_VM_NODE_STAT_ITEMS; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < NR_VM_NODE_STAT_ITEMS; i++) {
+		/* Skip hidden vmstat items. */
+		if (*vmstat_text[i + NR_VM_ZONE_STAT_ITEMS +
+				 NR_VM_NUMA_STAT_ITEMS] == '\0')
+			continue;
 		n += sprintf(buf+n, "%s %lu\n",
 			     vmstat_text[i + NR_VM_ZONE_STAT_ITEMS +
 			     NR_VM_NUMA_STAT_ITEMS],
 			     node_page_state(pgdat, i));
+	}
 
 	return n;
 }