diff --git a/mm/secretmem.c b/mm/secretmem.c
index 3afb5ad701e1..399552814fd0 100644
--- a/mm/secretmem.c
+++ b/mm/secretmem.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(memfd_secret, unsigned int, flags)
 	/* make sure local flags do not confict with global fcntl.h */
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(SECRETMEM_FLAGS_MASK & O_CLOEXEC);
 
-	if (!secretmem_enable)
+	if (!secretmem_enable || !can_set_direct_map())
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
 	if (flags & ~(SECRETMEM_FLAGS_MASK | O_CLOEXEC))
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static struct file_system_type secretmem_fs = {
 
 static int __init secretmem_init(void)
 {
-	if (!secretmem_enable)
+	if (!secretmem_enable || !can_set_direct_map())
 		return 0;
 
 	secretmem_mnt = kern_mount(&secretmem_fs);