diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 66b3ffbb890d..7d07942b9804 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -3048,7 +3048,7 @@ static void *cache_alloc_debugcheck_after(struct kmem_cache *cachep,
 
 static bool slab_should_failslab(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t flags)
 {
-	if (cachep == kmem_cache)
+	if (unlikely(cachep == kmem_cache))
 		return false;
 
 	return should_failslab(cachep->object_size, flags, cachep->flags);