diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/pgtable.h
index df7b931865d2..ecd028854469 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ extern void __update_cache(pte_t pte);
 #define _PAGE_PRESENT_BIT  22   /* (0x200) Software: translation valid */
 #define _PAGE_HPAGE_BIT    21   /* (0x400) Software: Huge Page */
 #define _PAGE_USER_BIT     20   /* (0x800) Software: User accessible page */
+#ifdef CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE
+#define _PAGE_SPECIAL_BIT  _PAGE_DMB_BIT  /* DMB feature is currently unused */
+#else
+#define _PAGE_SPECIAL_BIT  _PAGE_HPAGE_BIT /* use unused HUGE PAGE bit */
+#endif
 
 /* N.B. The bits are defined in terms of a 32 bit word above, so the */
 /*      following macro is ok for both 32 and 64 bit.                */
@@ -219,7 +224,7 @@ extern void __update_cache(pte_t pte);
 #define _PAGE_PRESENT  (1 << xlate_pabit(_PAGE_PRESENT_BIT))
 #define _PAGE_HUGE     (1 << xlate_pabit(_PAGE_HPAGE_BIT))
 #define _PAGE_USER     (1 << xlate_pabit(_PAGE_USER_BIT))
-#define _PAGE_SPECIAL  (_PAGE_DMB)
+#define _PAGE_SPECIAL  (1 << xlate_pabit(_PAGE_SPECIAL_BIT))
 
 #define _PAGE_TABLE	(_PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_READ | _PAGE_WRITE | _PAGE_DIRTY | _PAGE_ACCESSED)
 #define _PAGE_CHG_MASK	(PAGE_MASK | _PAGE_ACCESSED | _PAGE_DIRTY | _PAGE_SPECIAL)
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/entry.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/entry.S
index df8102fb435f..0e5ebfe8d9d2 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/entry.S
@@ -499,6 +499,10 @@
 	 * Finally, _PAGE_READ goes in the top bit of PL1 (so we
 	 * trigger an access rights trap in user space if the user
 	 * tries to read an unreadable page */
+#if _PAGE_SPECIAL_BIT == _PAGE_DMB_BIT
+	/* need to drop DMB bit, as it's used as SPECIAL flag */
+	depi		0,_PAGE_SPECIAL_BIT,1,\pte
+#endif
 	depd            \pte,8,7,\prot
 
 	/* PAGE_USER indicates the page can be read with user privileges,
@@ -529,6 +533,10 @@
 	 * makes the tlb entry for the differently formatted pa11
 	 * insertion instructions */
 	.macro		make_insert_tlb_11	spc,pte,prot
+#if _PAGE_SPECIAL_BIT == _PAGE_DMB_BIT
+	/* need to drop DMB bit, as it's used as SPECIAL flag */
+	depi		0,_PAGE_SPECIAL_BIT,1,\pte
+#endif
 	zdep		\spc,30,15,\prot
 	dep		\pte,8,7,\prot
 	extru,=		\pte,_PAGE_NO_CACHE_BIT,1,%r0