diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 13ae4491136a..a8fcc7e6f25a 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -2170,8 +2170,15 @@ static inline void free_slab_obj_exts(struct slab *slab)
 	struct slabobj_ext *obj_exts;
 
 	obj_exts = slab_obj_exts(slab);
-	if (!obj_exts)
+	if (!obj_exts) {
+		/*
+		 * If obj_exts allocation failed, slab->obj_exts is set to
+		 * OBJEXTS_ALLOC_FAIL. In this case, we end up here and should
+		 * clear the flag.
+		 */
+		slab->obj_exts = 0;
 		return;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * obj_exts was created with __GFP_NO_OBJ_EXT flag, therefore its