diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 1a75a1204ff4..670374c15bcf 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -3425,6 +3425,9 @@ free_done:
 static __always_inline void __cache_free(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void *objp,
 					 unsigned long caller)
 {
+	if (unlikely(slab_want_init_on_free(cachep)))
+		memset(objp, 0, cachep->object_size);
+
 	/* Put the object into the quarantine, don't touch it for now. */
 	if (kasan_slab_free(cachep, objp, _RET_IP_))
 		return;
@@ -3438,8 +3441,6 @@ void ___cache_free(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void *objp,
 	struct array_cache *ac = cpu_cache_get(cachep);
 
 	check_irq_off();
-	if (unlikely(slab_want_init_on_free(cachep)))
-		memset(objp, 0, cachep->object_size);
 	kmemleak_free_recursive(objp, cachep->flags);
 	objp = cache_free_debugcheck(cachep, objp, caller);