diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index e36dd36c7076..636cd496417c 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmem_cache_size);
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_VM
 static int kmem_cache_sanity_check(const char *name, unsigned int size)
 {
-	if (!name || in_interrupt() || size < sizeof(void *) ||
-		size > KMALLOC_MAX_SIZE) {
+	if (!name || in_interrupt() || size > KMALLOC_MAX_SIZE) {
 		pr_err("kmem_cache_create(%s) integrity check failed\n", name);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 5d6d3ba38566..6d8d2f0b9921 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -3586,15 +3586,17 @@ static int calculate_sizes(struct kmem_cache *s, int forced_order)
 	 */
 	s->inuse = size;
 
-	if (((flags & (SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU | SLAB_POISON)) ||
-		s->ctor)) {
+	if ((flags & (SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU | SLAB_POISON)) ||
+	    ((flags & SLAB_RED_ZONE) && s->object_size < sizeof(void *)) ||
+	    s->ctor) {
 		/*
 		 * Relocate free pointer after the object if it is not
 		 * permitted to overwrite the first word of the object on
 		 * kmem_cache_free.
 		 *
 		 * This is the case if we do RCU, have a constructor or
-		 * destructor or are poisoning the objects.
+		 * destructor, are poisoning the objects, or are
+		 * redzoning an object smaller than sizeof(void *).
 		 *
 		 * The assumption that s->offset >= s->inuse means free
 		 * pointer is outside of the object is used in the