diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index 1971bfffcc032f3666e28c1855718c31e5de70f3..aa82eec17489cada2a7b238ad66d09d95d89c27a 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -1829,6 +1829,9 @@ get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 		 */
 		pgoff = 0;
 		get_area = shmem_get_unmapped_area;
+	} else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE)) {
+		/* Ensures that larger anonymous mappings are THP aligned. */
+		get_area = thp_get_unmapped_area;
 	}
 
 	addr = get_area(file, addr, len, pgoff, flags);