diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 88bc633..c3feeaa 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -3690,8 +3690,8 @@
 	 * functions.
 	 */
 	cachep = __find_general_cachep(size, flags);
-	if (unlikely(cachep == NULL))
-		return NULL;
+	if (unlikely(ZERO_OR_NULL_PTR(cachep)))
+		return cachep;
 	return __cache_alloc(cachep, flags, caller);
 }