diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index c77ebe6cc87c..4fcc5dd8d5a6 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -2190,9 +2190,16 @@ __kmem_cache_create (struct kmem_cache *cachep, unsigned long flags)
 			size += BYTES_PER_WORD;
 	}
 #if FORCED_DEBUG && defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC)
-	if (size >= kmalloc_size(INDEX_NODE + 1)
-	    && cachep->object_size > cache_line_size()
-	    && ALIGN(size, cachep->align) < PAGE_SIZE) {
+	/*
+	 * To activate debug pagealloc, off-slab management is necessary
+	 * requirement. In early phase of initialization, small sized slab
+	 * doesn't get initialized so it would not be possible. So, we need
+	 * to check size >= 256. It guarantees that all necessary small
+	 * sized slab is initialized in current slab initialization sequence.
+	 */
+	if (!slab_early_init && size >= kmalloc_size(INDEX_NODE) &&
+		size >= 256 && cachep->object_size > cache_line_size() &&
+		ALIGN(size, cachep->align) < PAGE_SIZE) {
 		cachep->obj_offset += PAGE_SIZE - ALIGN(size, cachep->align);
 		size = PAGE_SIZE;
 	}