diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/pgtable.h
index 10850897a91c..779b6972aa84 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -366,6 +366,15 @@ pgd_index (unsigned long address)
 }
 #define pgd_index pgd_index
 
+/*
+ * In the kernel's mapped region we know everything is in region number 5, so
+ * as an optimisation its PGD already points to the area for that region.
+ * However, this also means that we cannot use pgd_index() and we must
+ * never add the region here.
+ */
+#define pgd_offset_k(addr) \
+	(init_mm.pgd + (((addr) >> PGDIR_SHIFT) & (PTRS_PER_PGD - 1)))
+
 /* Look up a pgd entry in the gate area.  On IA-64, the gate-area
    resides in the kernel-mapped segment, hence we use pgd_offset_k()
    here.  */
diff --git a/include/linux/pgtable.h b/include/linux/pgtable.h
index a124c21e3204..e8cbc2e795d5 100644
--- a/include/linux/pgtable.h
+++ b/include/linux/pgtable.h
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ static inline pgd_t *pgd_offset_pgd(pgd_t *pgd, unsigned long address)
  * a shortcut which implies the use of the kernel's pgd, instead
  * of a process's
  */
+#ifndef pgd_offset_k
 #define pgd_offset_k(address)		pgd_offset(&init_mm, (address))
+#endif
 
 /*
  * In many cases it is known that a virtual address is mapped at PMD or PTE