diff --git a/include/linux/swap.h b/include/linux/swap.h
index cb25db2a93dd..d7a5b7817987 100644
--- a/include/linux/swap.h
+++ b/include/linux/swap.h
@@ -375,6 +375,16 @@ void folio_add_lru_vma(struct folio *, struct vm_area_struct *);
 void mark_page_accessed(struct page *);
 void folio_mark_accessed(struct folio *);
 
+static inline bool folio_may_be_lru_cached(struct folio *folio)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Holding PMD-sized folios in per-CPU LRU cache unbalances accounting.
+	 * Holding small numbers of low-order mTHP folios in per-CPU LRU cache
+	 * will be sensible, but nobody has implemented and tested that yet.
+	 */
+	return !folio_test_large(folio);
+}
+
 extern atomic_t lru_disable_count;
 
 static inline bool lru_cache_disabled(void)
diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
index 5be764395e04..53154b63295a 100644
--- a/mm/gup.c
+++ b/mm/gup.c
@@ -1975,13 +1975,13 @@ static unsigned long collect_longterm_unpinnable_pages(
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (drained == 0 &&
+		if (drained == 0 && folio_may_be_lru_cached(folio) &&
 				folio_ref_count(folio) !=
 				folio_expected_ref_count(folio) + 1) {
 			lru_add_drain();
 			drained = 1;
 		}
-		if (drained == 1 &&
+		if (drained == 1 && folio_may_be_lru_cached(folio) &&
 				folio_ref_count(folio) !=
 				folio_expected_ref_count(folio) + 1) {
 			lru_add_drain_all();
diff --git a/mm/mlock.c b/mm/mlock.c
index 06bdfab83b58..6858095c20dd 100644
--- a/mm/mlock.c
+++ b/mm/mlock.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void mlock_folio(struct folio *folio)
 
 	folio_get(folio);
 	if (!folio_batch_add(fbatch, mlock_lru(folio)) ||
-	    folio_test_large(folio) || lru_cache_disabled())
+	    !folio_may_be_lru_cached(folio) || lru_cache_disabled())
 		mlock_folio_batch(fbatch);
 	local_unlock(&mlock_fbatch.lock);
 }
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ void mlock_new_folio(struct folio *folio)
 
 	folio_get(folio);
 	if (!folio_batch_add(fbatch, mlock_new(folio)) ||
-	    folio_test_large(folio) || lru_cache_disabled())
+	    !folio_may_be_lru_cached(folio) || lru_cache_disabled())
 		mlock_folio_batch(fbatch);
 	local_unlock(&mlock_fbatch.lock);
 }
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ void munlock_folio(struct folio *folio)
 	 */
 	folio_get(folio);
 	if (!folio_batch_add(fbatch, folio) ||
-	    folio_test_large(folio) || lru_cache_disabled())
+	    !folio_may_be_lru_cached(folio) || lru_cache_disabled())
 		mlock_folio_batch(fbatch);
 	local_unlock(&mlock_fbatch.lock);
 }
diff --git a/mm/swap.c b/mm/swap.c
index 42082eba42de..8fde1a27aa48 100644
--- a/mm/swap.c
+++ b/mm/swap.c
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ static void folio_batch_move_lru(struct folio_batch *fbatch, move_fn_t move_fn)
 static void folio_batch_add_and_move(struct folio_batch *fbatch,
 		struct folio *folio, move_fn_t move_fn)
 {
-	if (folio_batch_add(fbatch, folio) && !folio_test_large(folio) &&
-	    !lru_cache_disabled())
+	if (folio_batch_add(fbatch, folio) &&
+	    folio_may_be_lru_cached(folio) && !lru_cache_disabled())
 		return;
 	folio_batch_move_lru(fbatch, move_fn);
 }