diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index fe4db9c17238..fe376fe1f4fe 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -1670,8 +1670,7 @@ static void *get_any_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags,
 
 			n = get_node(s, zone_to_nid(zone));
 
-			if (n && cpuset_zone_allowed(zone,
-						     flags | __GFP_HARDWALL) &&
+			if (n && cpuset_zone_allowed(zone, flags) &&
 					n->nr_partial > s->min_partial) {
 				object = get_partial_node(s, n, c, flags);
 				if (object) {