1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index 745ce90308a6..10db44f95749 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -2222,9 +2222,13 @@ int mpol_parse_str(char *str, struct mempolicy **mpol, int no_context)
                 if (!nodelist)
                         err = 0;
                 goto out;
-        /*
-         * case MPOL_BIND:    mpol_new() enforces non-empty nodemask.
-         */
+        case MPOL_BIND:
+                /*
+                 * Insist on a nodelist
+                 */
+                if (!nodelist)
+                        goto out;
+                err = 0;
         }
 
         mode_flags = 0;