diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 32bb723ffbb9..7a7f559b3df0 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ enum {
 #define VM_SAO		INIT_VM_FLAG(SAO)
 #elif defined(CONFIG_PARISC)
 #define VM_GROWSUP	INIT_VM_FLAG(GROWSUP)
+#define VMA_GROWSUP	mk_vma_flags(VMA_GROWSUP_BIT)
 #elif defined(CONFIG_SPARC64)
 #define VM_SPARC_ADI	INIT_VM_FLAG(SPARC_ADI)
 #define VM_ARCH_CLEAR	INIT_VM_FLAG(ARCH_CLEAR)
@@ -485,6 +486,7 @@ enum {
 #endif
 #ifndef VM_GROWSUP
 #define VM_GROWSUP	VM_NONE
+#define VMA_GROWSUP	EMPTY_VMA_FLAGS
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_MTE
 #define VM_MTE		INIT_VM_FLAG(MTE)
@@ -1578,11 +1580,24 @@ static inline bool vma_is_initial_stack(const struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		vma->vm_end >= vma->vm_mm->start_stack;
 }
 
+static inline bool vma_flags_can_grow(const vma_flags_t *flags)
+{
+	if (vma_flags_test_single_mask(flags, VMA_GROWSUP))
+		return true;
+	if (vma_flags_test(flags, VMA_GROWSDOWN_BIT))
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+static inline bool vma_can_grow(const struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	return vma_flags_can_grow(&vma->flags);
+}
+
 static inline bool vma_is_temporary_stack(const struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	int maybe_stack = vma->vm_flags & (VM_GROWSDOWN | VM_GROWSUP);
-
-	if (!maybe_stack)
+	if (!vma_can_grow(vma))
 		return false;
 
 	if ((vma->vm_flags & VM_STACK_INCOMPLETE_SETUP) ==