diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index a04c36e173c0..f4b33d2fddc1 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -2025,7 +2025,12 @@ static inline void *acquire_slab(struct kmem_cache *s,
 	return freelist;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SLUB_CPU_PARTIAL
 static void put_cpu_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page, int drain);
+#else
+static inline void put_cpu_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
+				   int drain) { }
+#endif
 static inline bool pfmemalloc_match(struct page *page, gfp_t gfpflags);
 
 /*
@@ -2459,14 +2464,6 @@ static void unfreeze_partials_cpu(struct kmem_cache *s,
 		__unfreeze_partials(s, partial_page);
 }
 
-#else	/* CONFIG_SLUB_CPU_PARTIAL */
-
-static inline void unfreeze_partials(struct kmem_cache *s) { }
-static inline void unfreeze_partials_cpu(struct kmem_cache *s,
-				  struct kmem_cache_cpu *c) { }
-
-#endif	/* CONFIG_SLUB_CPU_PARTIAL */
-
 /*
  * Put a page that was just frozen (in __slab_free|get_partial_node) into a
  * partial page slot if available.
@@ -2476,46 +2473,56 @@ static inline void unfreeze_partials_cpu(struct kmem_cache *s,
  */
 static void put_cpu_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page, int drain)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SLUB_CPU_PARTIAL
 	struct page *oldpage;
-	int pages;
-	int pobjects;
+	struct page *page_to_unfreeze = NULL;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int pages = 0;
+	int pobjects = 0;
 
-	preempt_disable();
-	do {
-		pages = 0;
-		pobjects = 0;
-		oldpage = this_cpu_read(s->cpu_slab->partial);
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 
-		if (oldpage) {
+	oldpage = this_cpu_read(s->cpu_slab->partial);
+
+	if (oldpage) {
+		if (drain && oldpage->pobjects > slub_cpu_partial(s)) {
+			/*
+			 * Partial array is full. Move the existing set to the
+			 * per node partial list. Postpone the actual unfreezing
+			 * outside of the critical section.
+			 */
+			page_to_unfreeze = oldpage;
+			oldpage = NULL;
+		} else {
 			pobjects = oldpage->pobjects;
 			pages = oldpage->pages;
-			if (drain && pobjects > slub_cpu_partial(s)) {
-				/*
-				 * partial array is full. Move the existing
-				 * set to the per node partial list.
-				 */
-				unfreeze_partials(s);
-				oldpage = NULL;
-				pobjects = 0;
-				pages = 0;
-				stat(s, CPU_PARTIAL_DRAIN);
-			}
 		}
+	}
 
-		pages++;
-		pobjects += page->objects - page->inuse;
+	pages++;
+	pobjects += page->objects - page->inuse;
 
-		page->pages = pages;
-		page->pobjects = pobjects;
-		page->next = oldpage;
+	page->pages = pages;
+	page->pobjects = pobjects;
+	page->next = oldpage;
 
-	} while (this_cpu_cmpxchg(s->cpu_slab->partial, oldpage, page)
-								!= oldpage);
-	preempt_enable();
-#endif	/* CONFIG_SLUB_CPU_PARTIAL */
+	this_cpu_write(s->cpu_slab->partial, page);
+
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
+
+	if (page_to_unfreeze) {
+		__unfreeze_partials(s, page_to_unfreeze);
+		stat(s, CPU_PARTIAL_DRAIN);
+	}
 }
 
+#else	/* CONFIG_SLUB_CPU_PARTIAL */
+
+static inline void unfreeze_partials(struct kmem_cache *s) { }
+static inline void unfreeze_partials_cpu(struct kmem_cache *s,
+				  struct kmem_cache_cpu *c) { }
+
+#endif	/* CONFIG_SLUB_CPU_PARTIAL */
+
 static inline void flush_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct kmem_cache_cpu *c)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;