diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 5241b6598ba..7b5d4deacfc 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -1544,9 +1544,6 @@ void __init kmem_cache_init(void)
 	}
 
 	g_cpucache_up = EARLY;
-
-	/* Annotate slab for lockdep -- annotate the malloc caches */
-	init_lock_keys();
 }
 
 void __init kmem_cache_init_late(void)
@@ -1563,6 +1560,9 @@ void __init kmem_cache_init_late(void)
 	/* Done! */
 	g_cpucache_up = FULL;
 
+	/* Annotate slab for lockdep -- annotate the malloc caches */
+	init_lock_keys();
+
 	/*
 	 * Register a cpu startup notifier callback that initializes
 	 * cpu_cache_get for all new cpus