diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 7a6a58e..43788b1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -195,5 +195,7 @@ CFLAGS_font.o := -Dstatic=
 $(obj)/font.c: $(FONTC)
 	$(call cmd,shipped)
 
+AFLAGS_hyp-stub.o := -Wa,-march=armv7-a
+
 $(obj)/hyp-stub.S: $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/kernel/hyp-stub.S
 	$(call cmd,shipped)
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile b/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile
index 2c5f160..ad325a8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_LL)	+= debug.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK)	+= early_printk.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_VIRT_EXT)	+= hyp-stub.o
+AFLAGS_hyp-stub.o		:=-Wa,-march=armv7-a
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARM_PSCI),y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)		+= psci_smp.o
 endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/pageattr.c b/arch/arm/mm/pageattr.c
index cf30daf..d19b1ad 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/pageattr.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/pageattr.c
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ static int change_memory_common(unsigned long addr, int numpages,
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
 	}
 
+	if (!numpages)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (start < MODULES_VADDR || start >= MODULES_END)
 		return -EINVAL;