diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index a20053a89740..b14ea3ce43b2 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -1514,15 +1514,19 @@ static inline void *acquire_slab(struct kmem_cache *s,
 		freelist = page->freelist;
 		counters = page->counters;
 		new.counters = counters;
-		if (mode)
+		if (mode) {
 			new.inuse = page->objects;
+			new.freelist = NULL;
+		} else {
+			new.freelist = freelist;
+		}
 
 		VM_BUG_ON(new.frozen);
 		new.frozen = 1;
 
 	} while (!__cmpxchg_double_slab(s, page,
 			freelist, counters,
-			NULL, new.counters,
+			new.freelist, new.counters,
 			"lock and freeze"));
 
 	remove_partial(n, page);
@@ -1564,7 +1568,6 @@ static void *get_partial_node(struct kmem_cache *s,
 			object = t;
 			available =  page->objects - page->inuse;
 		} else {
-			page->freelist = t;
 			available = put_cpu_partial(s, page, 0);
 			stat(s, CPU_PARTIAL_NODE);
 		}