pgtable_t pgtable;
        pmd_t old_pmd, _pmd;
        bool young, write, soft_dirty, pmd_migration = false, uffd_wp = false;
-       bool anon_exclusive = false;
+       bool anon_exclusive = false, dirty = false;
        unsigned long addr;
        int i;
 
                uffd_wp = pmd_swp_uffd_wp(old_pmd);
        } else {
                page = pmd_page(old_pmd);
-               if (pmd_dirty(old_pmd))
+               if (pmd_dirty(old_pmd)) {
+                       dirty = true;
                        SetPageDirty(page);
+               }
                write = pmd_write(old_pmd);
                young = pmd_young(old_pmd);
                soft_dirty = pmd_soft_dirty(old_pmd);
                                entry = pte_wrprotect(entry);
                        if (!young)
                                entry = pte_mkold(entry);
+                       /* NOTE: this may set soft-dirty too on some archs */
+                       if (dirty)
+                               entry = pte_mkdirty(entry);
                        if (soft_dirty)
                                entry = pte_mksoft_dirty(entry);
                        if (uffd_wp)