diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index b9f37cb0f2e6..3655ad359f03 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static inline void ClearSlabDebug(struct page *page)
  * Mininum number of partial slabs. These will be left on the partial
  * lists even if they are empty. kmem_cache_shrink may reclaim them.
  */
-#define MIN_PARTIAL 2
+#define MIN_PARTIAL 5
 
 /*
  * Maximum number of desirable partial slabs.
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ static void __slab_free(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
 	 * then add it.
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(!prior))
-		add_partial(get_node(s, page_to_nid(page)), page);
+		add_partial_tail(get_node(s, page_to_nid(page)), page);
 
 out_unlock:
 	slab_unlock(page);