diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/memory.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/memory.c
index 159e9299..ee72f6cb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/memory.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/memory.c
@@ -1981,6 +1981,8 @@ static int clear_range(struct page_table *pt, struct process_vm *vm,
 	int error;
 	struct clear_range_args args;
 	translation_table_t* tt;
+	pte_t *ptep;
+	size_t pgsize;
 
 	if ((start < vm->region.user_start)
 			|| (vm->region.user_end < end)
@@ -2001,6 +2003,30 @@ static int clear_range(struct page_table *pt, struct process_vm *vm,
 	args.memobj = memobj;
 	args.vm = vm;
 
+	ptep = ihk_mc_pt_lookup_pte(pt, (void *)start,
+				    0, NULL, &pgsize, NULL);
+	if (ptep && pte_is_contiguous(ptep)) {
+		if (!page_is_contiguous_head(ptep, pgsize)) {
+			// start pte is not contiguous head
+			error = split_contiguous_pages(ptep, pgsize);
+			if (error) {
+				return error;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	ptep = ihk_mc_pt_lookup_pte(pt, (void *)end - 1,
+				    0, NULL, &pgsize, NULL);
+	if (ptep && pte_is_contiguous(ptep)) {
+		if (!page_is_contiguous_tail(ptep, pgsize)) {
+			// end pte is not contiguous tail
+			error = split_contiguous_pages(ptep, pgsize);
+			if (error) {
+				return error;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	tt = get_translation_table(pt);
 	error = initial_lookup.walk(tt, 0, start, end, initial_lookup.callback, &args);
 	return error;