diff --git a/sysdep/cf/README b/sysdep/cf/README
index 68078bbe..af65aaec 100644
--- a/sysdep/cf/README
+++ b/sysdep/cf/README
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@ CONFIG_DONTROUTE_UNICAST Use MSG_DONTROUTE flag for unicast packets (def for Fre
 CONFIG_USE_HDRINCL	Use IP_HDRINCL instead of control messages for source address on raw IP sockets.
 
 CONFIG_RESTRICTED_PRIVILEGES	Implements restricted privileges using drop_uid()
+
+CONFIG_MADV_DONTNEED_TO_FREE	To free pages, use MADV_DONTNEED instead of MADV_FREE (linux)
+CONFIG_DISABLE_THP	Disable transparent huge pages (linux)
diff --git a/sysdep/cf/linux.h b/sysdep/cf/linux.h
index 9c37dd8a..5edc4969 100644
--- a/sysdep/cf/linux.h
+++ b/sysdep/cf/linux.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_INCLUDE_SYSPRIV_H "sysdep/linux/syspriv.h"
 
 #define CONFIG_MADV_DONTNEED_TO_FREE
+#define CONFIG_DISABLE_THP
 
 #ifndef AF_MPLS
 #define AF_MPLS 28
diff --git a/sysdep/unix/alloc.c b/sysdep/unix/alloc.c
index e7c4e6b0..5d9c6bcd 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/alloc.c
+++ b/sysdep/unix/alloc.c
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DISABLE_THP
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#endif
+
 long page_size = 0;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_MMAP
@@ -218,6 +222,12 @@ global_free_pages_cleanup_event(void *data UNUSED)
 void
 resource_sys_init(void)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_DISABLE_THP
+  /* Disable transparent huge pages, they do not work properly with madvice(MADV_DONTNEED) */
+  if (prctl(PR_SET_THP_DISABLE,  (unsigned long) 1,  (unsigned long) 0,  (unsigned long) 0,  (unsigned long) 0) < 0)
+    die("prctl(PR_SET_THP_DISABLE) failed: %m");
+#endif
+
 #ifdef HAVE_MMAP
   ASSERT_DIE(global_free_pages.cnt == 0);