diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 709e31002504..822ba0724529 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -645,12 +645,12 @@ static void slab_fix(struct kmem_cache *s, char *fmt, ...)
 }
 
 static bool freelist_corrupted(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
-			       void *freelist, void *nextfree)
+			       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;
+	    !check_valid_pointer(s, page, nextfree) && freelist) {
+		object_err(s, page, *freelist, "Freechain corrupt");
+		*freelist = NULL;
 		slab_fix(s, "Isolate corrupted freechain");
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ 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)
+			       void **freelist, void *nextfree)
 {
 	return false;
 }
@@ -2086,7 +2086,7 @@ static void deactivate_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
 		 * 'freelist' is already corrupted.  So isolate all objects
 		 * starting at 'freelist'.
 		 */
-		if (freelist_corrupted(s, page, freelist, nextfree))
+		if (freelist_corrupted(s, page, &freelist, nextfree))
 			break;
 
 		do {