diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 583644f6ae1..2a3cbd6e675 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -3170,7 +3170,7 @@ static int __init failslab_debugfs(void)
 	struct dentry *dir;
 	int err;
 
-       	err = init_fault_attr_dentries(&failslab.attr, "failslab");
+	err = init_fault_attr_dentries(&failslab.attr, "failslab");
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 	dir = failslab.attr.dentries.dir;
@@ -3208,9 +3208,6 @@ static inline void *____cache_alloc(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t flags)
 
 	check_irq_off();
 
-	if (should_failslab(cachep, flags))
-		return NULL;
-
 	ac = cpu_cache_get(cachep);
 	if (likely(ac->avail)) {
 		STATS_INC_ALLOCHIT(cachep);
@@ -3402,6 +3399,9 @@ __cache_alloc_node(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t flags, int nodeid,
 	unsigned long save_flags;
 	void *ptr;
 
+	if (should_failslab(cachep, flags))
+		return NULL;
+
 	cache_alloc_debugcheck_before(cachep, flags);
 	local_irq_save(save_flags);
 
@@ -3472,6 +3472,9 @@ __cache_alloc(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t flags, void *caller)
 	unsigned long save_flags;
 	void *objp;
 
+	if (should_failslab(cachep, flags))
+		return NULL;
+
 	cache_alloc_debugcheck_before(cachep, flags);
 	local_irq_save(save_flags);
 	objp = __do_cache_alloc(cachep, flags);