diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index 35c991fbf983..92470625f0b1 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -2310,15 +2310,26 @@ static enum compact_result compact_zone_order(struct zone *zone, int order,
 		.page = NULL,
 	};
 
-	current->capture_control = &capc;
+	/*
+	 * Make sure the structs are really initialized before we expose the
+	 * capture control, in case we are interrupted and the interrupt handler
+	 * frees a page.
+	 */
+	barrier();
+	WRITE_ONCE(current->capture_control, &capc);
 
 	ret = compact_zone(&cc, &capc);
 
 	VM_BUG_ON(!list_empty(&cc.freepages));
 	VM_BUG_ON(!list_empty(&cc.migratepages));
 
-	*capture = capc.page;
-	current->capture_control = NULL;
+	/*
+	 * Make sure we hide capture control first before we read the captured
+	 * page pointer, otherwise an interrupt could free and capture a page
+	 * and we would leak it.
+	 */
+	WRITE_ONCE(current->capture_control, NULL);
+	*capture = READ_ONCE(capc.page);
 
 	return ret;
 }