diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 45583cd8dd56..c841af88836a 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -4183,10 +4183,11 @@ __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order, int preferred_nid,
 {
 	struct page *page;
 	unsigned int alloc_flags = ALLOC_WMARK_LOW;
-	gfp_t alloc_mask = gfp_mask; /* The gfp_t that was actually used for allocation */
+	gfp_t alloc_mask; /* The gfp_t that was actually used for allocation */
 	struct alloc_context ac = { };
 
 	gfp_mask &= gfp_allowed_mask;
+	alloc_mask = gfp_mask;
 	if (!prepare_alloc_pages(gfp_mask, order, preferred_nid, nodemask, &ac, &alloc_mask, &alloc_flags))
 		return NULL;