diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 708efe8..83311c9a 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@
 	PARTIAL_AC,
 	PARTIAL_L3,
 	EARLY,
+	LATE,
 	FULL
 } g_cpucache_up;
 
@@ -671,7 +672,7 @@
 {
 	struct cache_sizes *s = malloc_sizes;
 
-	if (g_cpucache_up != FULL)
+	if (g_cpucache_up < LATE)
 		return;
 
 	for (s = malloc_sizes; s->cs_size != ULONG_MAX; s++) {
@@ -1666,6 +1667,8 @@
 {
 	struct kmem_cache *cachep;
 
+	g_cpucache_up = LATE;
+
 	/* Annotate slab for lockdep -- annotate the malloc caches */
 	init_lock_keys();