1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 8d01243d9560..99b434b674c0 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -3102,6 +3102,7 @@ int kswapd_run(int nid)
                 /* failure at boot is fatal */
                 BUG_ON(system_state == SYSTEM_BOOTING);
                 printk("Failed to start kswapd on node %d\n",nid);
+                pgdat->kswapd = NULL;
                 ret = -1;
         }
         return ret;