diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 3b4587bb7b19..cd5a92650303 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -1774,9 +1774,6 @@ void __init kmem_cache_init_late(void)
 
 	slab_state = UP;
 
-	/* Annotate slab for lockdep -- annotate the malloc caches */
-	init_lock_keys();
-
 	/* 6) resize the head arrays to their final sizes */
 	mutex_lock(&slab_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(cachep, &slab_caches, list)
@@ -1784,6 +1781,9 @@ void __init kmem_cache_init_late(void)
 			BUG();
 	mutex_unlock(&slab_mutex);
 
+	/* Annotate slab for lockdep -- annotate the malloc caches */
+	init_lock_keys();
+
 	/* Done! */
 	slab_state = FULL;