diff --git a/mm/dmapool.c b/mm/dmapool.c
index ee993bb59fc2..eaed3ffb42aa 100644
--- a/mm/dmapool.c
+++ b/mm/dmapool.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ void *dma_pool_alloc(struct dma_pool *pool, gfp_t mem_flags,
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	if (!(mem_flags & __GFP_ZERO))
+	if (!want_init_on_alloc(mem_flags))
 		memset(retval, POOL_POISON_ALLOCATED, pool->size);
 #endif
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pool->lock, flags);