diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index b762450fc9f0..6972c27ae394 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -679,6 +679,20 @@ static void slab_fix(struct kmem_cache *s, char *fmt, ...)
 	va_end(args);
 }
 
+static bool freelist_corrupted(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
+			       void *freelist, void *nextfree)
+{
+	if ((s->flags & SLAB_CONSISTENCY_CHECKS) &&
+	    !check_valid_pointer(s, page, nextfree)) {
+		object_err(s, page, freelist, "Freechain corrupt");
+		freelist = NULL;
+		slab_fix(s, "Isolate corrupted freechain");
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static void print_trailer(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page, u8 *p)
 {
 	unsigned int off;	/* Offset of last byte */
@@ -1410,6 +1424,11 @@ static inline void inc_slabs_node(struct kmem_cache *s, int node,
 static inline void dec_slabs_node(struct kmem_cache *s, int node,
 							int objects) {}
 
+static bool freelist_corrupted(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
+			       void *freelist, void *nextfree)
+{
+	return false;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG */
 
 /*
@@ -2093,6 +2112,14 @@ static void deactivate_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
 		void *prior;
 		unsigned long counters;
 
+		/*
+		 * If 'nextfree' is invalid, it is possible that the object at
+		 * 'freelist' is already corrupted.  So isolate all objects
+		 * starting at 'freelist'.
+		 */
+		if (freelist_corrupted(s, page, freelist, nextfree))
+			break;
+
 		do {
 			prior = page->freelist;
 			counters = page->counters;