diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index c0dc5968223c..dda05cc83eef 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -2670,7 +2670,7 @@ static inline void *get_freelist(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page)
  * we need to allocate a new slab. This is the slowest path since it involves
  * a call to the page allocator and the setup of a new slab.
  *
- * Version of __slab_alloc to use when we know that interrupts are
+ * Version of __slab_alloc to use when we know that preemption is
  * already disabled (which is the case for bulk allocation).
  */
 static void *___slab_alloc(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t gfpflags, int node,
@@ -2678,9 +2678,11 @@ static void *___slab_alloc(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t gfpflags, int node,
 {
 	void *freelist;
 	struct page *page;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	stat(s, ALLOC_SLOWPATH);
 
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 	page = c->page;
 	if (!page) {
 		/*
@@ -2743,6 +2745,7 @@ load_freelist:
 	VM_BUG_ON(!c->page->frozen);
 	c->freelist = get_freepointer(s, freelist);
 	c->tid = next_tid(c->tid);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	return freelist;
 
 new_slab:
@@ -2760,14 +2763,16 @@ new_slab:
 		goto check_new_page;
 	}
 
+	put_cpu_ptr(s->cpu_slab);
 	page = new_slab(s, gfpflags, node);
+	c = get_cpu_ptr(s->cpu_slab);
 
 	if (unlikely(!page)) {
+		local_irq_restore(flags);
 		slab_out_of_memory(s, gfpflags, node);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	c = raw_cpu_ptr(s->cpu_slab);
 	if (c->page)
 		flush_slab(s, c);
 
@@ -2807,31 +2812,33 @@ check_new_page:
 return_single:
 
 	deactivate_slab(s, page, get_freepointer(s, freelist), c);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	return freelist;
 }
 
 /*
- * Another one that disabled interrupt and compensates for possible
- * cpu changes by refetching the per cpu area pointer.
+ * A wrapper for ___slab_alloc() for contexts where preemption is not yet
+ * disabled. Compensates for possible cpu changes by refetching the per cpu area
+ * pointer.
  */
 static void *__slab_alloc(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t gfpflags, int node,
 			  unsigned long addr, struct kmem_cache_cpu *c)
 {
 	void *p;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPTION
+#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_COUNT
 	/*
 	 * We may have been preempted and rescheduled on a different
-	 * cpu before disabling interrupts. Need to reload cpu area
+	 * cpu before disabling preemption. Need to reload cpu area
 	 * pointer.
 	 */
-	c = this_cpu_ptr(s->cpu_slab);
+	c = get_cpu_ptr(s->cpu_slab);
 #endif
 
 	p = ___slab_alloc(s, gfpflags, node, addr, c);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_COUNT
+	put_cpu_ptr(s->cpu_slab);
+#endif
 	return p;
 }
 
@@ -3359,8 +3366,8 @@ int kmem_cache_alloc_bulk(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags, size_t size,
 	 * IRQs, which protects against PREEMPT and interrupts
 	 * handlers invoking normal fastpath.
 	 */
+	c = get_cpu_ptr(s->cpu_slab);
 	local_irq_disable();
-	c = this_cpu_ptr(s->cpu_slab);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
 		void *object = kfence_alloc(s, s->object_size, flags);
@@ -3381,6 +3388,8 @@ int kmem_cache_alloc_bulk(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags, size_t size,
 			 */
 			c->tid = next_tid(c->tid);
 
+			local_irq_enable();
+
 			/*
 			 * Invoking slow path likely have side-effect
 			 * of re-populating per CPU c->freelist
@@ -3393,6 +3402,8 @@ int kmem_cache_alloc_bulk(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags, size_t size,
 			c = this_cpu_ptr(s->cpu_slab);
 			maybe_wipe_obj_freeptr(s, p[i]);
 
+			local_irq_disable();
+
 			continue; /* goto for-loop */
 		}
 		c->freelist = get_freepointer(s, object);
@@ -3401,6 +3412,7 @@ int kmem_cache_alloc_bulk(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags, size_t size,
 	}
 	c->tid = next_tid(c->tid);
 	local_irq_enable();
+	put_cpu_ptr(s->cpu_slab);
 
 	/*
 	 * memcg and kmem_cache debug support and memory initialization.
@@ -3410,7 +3422,7 @@ int kmem_cache_alloc_bulk(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags, size_t size,
 				slab_want_init_on_alloc(flags, s));
 	return i;
 error:
-	local_irq_enable();
+	put_cpu_ptr(s->cpu_slab);
 	slab_post_alloc_hook(s, objcg, flags, i, p, false);
 	__kmem_cache_free_bulk(s, i, p);
 	return 0;