diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index bb3254c..744ab9a 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -898,7 +898,6 @@
   */
 
 static int use_alien_caches __read_mostly = 1;
-static int numa_platform __read_mostly = 1;
 static int __init noaliencache_setup(char *s)
 {
 	use_alien_caches = 0;
@@ -1457,10 +1456,8 @@
 	int order;
 	int node;
 
-	if (num_possible_nodes() == 1) {
+	if (num_possible_nodes() == 1)
 		use_alien_caches = 0;
-		numa_platform = 0;
-	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_INIT_LISTS; i++) {
 		kmem_list3_init(&initkmem_list3[i]);
@@ -3590,7 +3587,7 @@
 	 * variable to skip the call, which is mostly likely to be present in
 	 * the cache.
 	 */
-	if (numa_platform && cache_free_alien(cachep, objp))
+	if (nr_online_nodes > 1 && cache_free_alien(cachep, objp))
 		return;
 
 	if (likely(ac->avail < ac->limit)) {