diff --git a/mm/memremap.c b/mm/memremap.c
index 6aa5f0c2d11f..4d73533d8ca7 100644
--- a/mm/memremap.c
+++ b/mm/memremap.c
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ static int pagemap_range(struct dev_pagemap *pgmap, struct mhp_params *params,
 	return 0;
 
 err_add_memory:
-	kasan_remove_zero_shadow(__va(range->start), range_len(range));
+	if (!is_private)
+		kasan_remove_zero_shadow(__va(range->start), range_len(range));
 err_kasan:
 	untrack_pfn(NULL, PHYS_PFN(range->start), range_len(range));
 err_pfn_remap: