diff --git a/mm/madvise.c b/mm/madvise.c
index dbb69400786d..1313166c5514 100644
--- a/mm/madvise.c
+++ b/mm/madvise.c
@@ -799,9 +799,10 @@ static int madvise_free_single_vma(struct madvise_behavior *madv_behavior)
 {
 	struct mm_struct *mm = madv_behavior->mm;
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma = madv_behavior->vma;
-	unsigned long start_addr = madv_behavior->range.start;
-	unsigned long end_addr = madv_behavior->range.end;
-	struct mmu_notifier_range range;
+	struct mmu_notifier_range range = {
+		.start = madv_behavior->range.start,
+		.end = madv_behavior->range.end,
+	};
 	struct mmu_gather *tlb = madv_behavior->tlb;
 	struct mm_walk_ops walk_ops = {
 		.pmd_entry		= madvise_free_pte_range,
@@ -811,12 +812,6 @@ static int madvise_free_single_vma(struct madvise_behavior *madv_behavior)
 	if (!vma_is_anonymous(vma))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	range.start = max(vma->vm_start, start_addr);
-	if (range.start >= vma->vm_end)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	range.end = min(vma->vm_end, end_addr);
-	if (range.end <= vma->vm_start)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	mmu_notifier_range_init(&range, MMU_NOTIFY_CLEAR, 0, mm,
 				range.start, range.end);