diff --git a/lib/radix-tree.c b/lib/radix-tree.c
index 6b79e9026e24..224b369f5a5e 100644
--- a/lib/radix-tree.c
+++ b/lib/radix-tree.c
@@ -191,6 +191,15 @@ radix_tree_node_alloc(struct radix_tree_root *root)
 	if (!gfpflags_allow_blocking(gfp_mask) && !in_interrupt()) {
 		struct radix_tree_preload *rtp;
 
+		/*
+		 * Even if the caller has preloaded, try to allocate from the
+		 * cache first for the new node to get accounted.
+		 */
+		ret = kmem_cache_alloc(radix_tree_node_cachep,
+				       gfp_mask | __GFP_ACCOUNT | __GFP_NOWARN);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
+
 		/*
 		 * Provided the caller has preloaded here, we will always
 		 * succeed in getting a node here (and never reach
@@ -208,10 +217,11 @@ radix_tree_node_alloc(struct radix_tree_root *root)
 		 * for debugging.
 		 */
 		kmemleak_update_trace(ret);
+		goto out;
 	}
-	if (ret == NULL)
-		ret = kmem_cache_alloc(radix_tree_node_cachep, gfp_mask);
-
+	ret = kmem_cache_alloc(radix_tree_node_cachep,
+			       gfp_mask | __GFP_ACCOUNT);
+out:
 	BUG_ON(radix_tree_is_indirect_ptr(ret));
 	return ret;
 }