Index: /trunk/src/VBox/Main/MachineImpl.cpp
===================================================================
--- /trunk/src/VBox/Main/MachineImpl.cpp	(revision 33730)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/Main/MachineImpl.cpp	(revision 33731)
@@ -153,5 +153,5 @@
     mHWVirtExEnabled = true;
     mHWVirtExNestedPagingEnabled = true;
-#if HC_ARCH_BITS == 64
+#if HC_ARCH_BITS == 64 && !defined(RT_OS_LINUX)
     mHWVirtExLargePagesEnabled = true;
 #else
Index: /trunk/src/VBox/Main/xml/Settings.cpp
===================================================================
--- /trunk/src/VBox/Main/xml/Settings.cpp	(revision 33730)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/Main/xml/Settings.cpp	(revision 33731)
@@ -1620,8 +1620,8 @@
 
     /* The default value of large page supports depends on the host:
-     * - 64 bits host -> true
+     * - 64 bits host -> true, unless it's Linux (pending further prediction work due to excessively expensive large page allocations)
      * - 32 bits host -> false
      */
-#if HC_ARCH_BITS == 64
+#if HC_ARCH_BITS == 64 && !defined(RT_OS_LINUX)
     fLargePages = true;
 #else