diff --git a/drivers/char/mem.c b/drivers/char/mem.c
index ffeb60d..df66a9d 100644
--- a/drivers/char/mem.c
+++ b/drivers/char/mem.c
@@ -708,6 +708,7 @@ static int mmap_zero(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 #endif
 	if (vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED)
 		return shmem_zero_setup(vma);
+	vma_set_anonymous(vma);
 	return 0;
 }