diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 66edef56a070..0173f9f2fcc6 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -3591,6 +3591,9 @@ static int hugetlb_acct_memory(struct hstate *h, long delta)
 {
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
+	if (!delta)
+		return 0;
+
 	spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock);
 	/*
 	 * When cpuset is configured, it breaks the strict hugetlb page