diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index f0bd785..29c8716 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -3284,12 +3284,10 @@
 	if (in_interrupt() || (flags & __GFP_THISNODE))
 		return NULL;
 	nid_alloc = nid_here = numa_mem_id();
-	get_mems_allowed();
 	if (cpuset_do_slab_mem_spread() && (cachep->flags & SLAB_MEM_SPREAD))
 		nid_alloc = cpuset_slab_spread_node();
 	else if (current->mempolicy)
 		nid_alloc = slab_node(current->mempolicy);
-	put_mems_allowed();
 	if (nid_alloc != nid_here)
 		return ____cache_alloc_node(cachep, flags, nid_alloc);
 	return NULL;
@@ -3312,14 +3310,17 @@
 	enum zone_type high_zoneidx = gfp_zone(flags);
 	void *obj = NULL;
 	int nid;
+	unsigned int cpuset_mems_cookie;
 
 	if (flags & __GFP_THISNODE)
 		return NULL;
 
-	get_mems_allowed();
-	zonelist = node_zonelist(slab_node(current->mempolicy), flags);
 	local_flags = flags & (GFP_CONSTRAINT_MASK|GFP_RECLAIM_MASK);
 
+retry_cpuset:
+	cpuset_mems_cookie = get_mems_allowed();
+	zonelist = node_zonelist(slab_node(current->mempolicy), flags);
+
 retry:
 	/*
 	 * Look through allowed nodes for objects available
@@ -3372,7 +3373,9 @@
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	put_mems_allowed();
+
+	if (unlikely(!put_mems_allowed(cpuset_mems_cookie) && !obj))
+		goto retry_cpuset;
 	return obj;
 }