diff --git a/include/linux/huge_mm.h b/include/linux/huge_mm.h
index 5adb86af35fc..916a2a539517 100644
--- a/include/linux/huge_mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/huge_mm.h
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ unsigned long thp_vma_allowable_orders(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 unsigned long thp_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr,
 		unsigned long len, unsigned long pgoff, unsigned long flags);
 
-void folio_prep_large_rmappable(struct folio *folio);
+struct folio *folio_prep_large_rmappable(struct folio *folio);
 bool can_split_folio(struct folio *folio, int *pextra_pins);
 int split_huge_page_to_list(struct page *page, struct list_head *list);
 static inline int split_huge_page(struct page *page)
@@ -410,7 +410,10 @@ static inline unsigned long thp_vma_allowable_orders(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void folio_prep_large_rmappable(struct folio *folio) {}
+static inline struct folio *folio_prep_large_rmappable(struct folio *folio)
+{
+	return folio;
+}
 
 #define transparent_hugepage_flags 0UL
 
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 7a6e15c47150..c8205a534532 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -1922,8 +1922,6 @@ struct folio *__filemap_get_folio(struct address_space *mapping, pgoff_t index,
 			gfp_t alloc_gfp = gfp;
 
 			err = -ENOMEM;
-			if (order == 1)
-				order = 0;
 			if (order < min_order)
 				order = min_order;
 			if (order > 0)
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index d897efc51025..6ec3417638a1 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -788,11 +788,15 @@ struct deferred_split *get_deferred_split_queue(struct folio *folio)
 }
 #endif
 
-void folio_prep_large_rmappable(struct folio *folio)
+struct folio *folio_prep_large_rmappable(struct folio *folio)
 {
-	VM_BUG_ON_FOLIO(folio_order(folio) < 2, folio);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&folio->_deferred_list);
+	if (!folio || !folio_test_large(folio))
+		return folio;
+	if (folio_order(folio) > 1)
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&folio->_deferred_list);
 	folio_set_large_rmappable(folio);
+
+	return folio;
 }
 
 static inline bool is_transparent_hugepage(struct folio *folio)
@@ -3095,7 +3099,8 @@ int split_huge_page_to_list(struct page *page, struct list_head *list)
 	/* Prevent deferred_split_scan() touching ->_refcount */
 	spin_lock(&ds_queue->split_queue_lock);
 	if (folio_ref_freeze(folio, 1 + extra_pins)) {
-		if (!list_empty(&folio->_deferred_list)) {
+		if (folio_order(folio) > 1 &&
+		    !list_empty(&folio->_deferred_list)) {
 			ds_queue->split_queue_len--;
 			list_del(&folio->_deferred_list);
 		}
@@ -3146,6 +3151,9 @@ void folio_undo_large_rmappable(struct folio *folio)
 	struct deferred_split *ds_queue;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	if (folio_order(folio) <= 1)
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * At this point, there is no one trying to add the folio to
 	 * deferred_list. If folio is not in deferred_list, it's safe
@@ -3171,7 +3179,12 @@ void deferred_split_folio(struct folio *folio)
 #endif
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	VM_BUG_ON_FOLIO(folio_order(folio) < 2, folio);
+	/*
+	 * Order 1 folios have no space for a deferred list, but we also
+	 * won't waste much memory by not adding them to the deferred list.
+	 */
+	if (folio_order(folio) <= 1)
+		return;
 
 	/*
 	 * The try_to_unmap() in page reclaim path might reach here too,
diff --git a/mm/internal.h b/mm/internal.h
index f309a010d50f..5174b5b0c344 100644
--- a/mm/internal.h
+++ b/mm/internal.h
@@ -419,9 +419,7 @@ static inline struct folio *page_rmappable_folio(struct page *page)
 {
 	struct folio *folio = (struct folio *)page;
 
-	if (folio && folio_order(folio) > 1)
-		folio_prep_large_rmappable(folio);
-	return folio;
+	return folio_prep_large_rmappable(folio);
 }
 
 static inline void prep_compound_head(struct page *page, unsigned int order)
diff --git a/mm/readahead.c b/mm/readahead.c
index a361fba18674..7d5f6a8792a8 100644
--- a/mm/readahead.c
+++ b/mm/readahead.c
@@ -560,9 +560,6 @@ void page_cache_ra_order(struct readahead_control *ractl,
 		/* Don't allocate pages past EOF */
 		while (order > min_order && index + (1UL << order) - 1 > limit)
 			order--;
-		/* THP machinery does not support order-1 */
-		if (order == 1)
-			order = 0;
 
 		if (order < min_order)
 			order = min_order;
