diff --git a/mm/sparse.c b/mm/sparse.c
index da432d9..6ce4aab 100644
--- a/mm/sparse.c
+++ b/mm/sparse.c
@@ -62,9 +62,12 @@
 	unsigned long array_size = SECTIONS_PER_ROOT *
 				   sizeof(struct mem_section);
 
-	if (slab_is_available())
-		section = kmalloc_node(array_size, GFP_KERNEL, nid);
-	else
+	if (slab_is_available()) {
+		if (node_state(nid, N_HIGH_MEMORY))
+			section = kmalloc_node(array_size, GFP_KERNEL, nid);
+		else
+			section = kmalloc(array_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	} else
 		section = alloc_bootmem_node(NODE_DATA(nid), array_size);
 
 	if (section)