diff --git a/include/linux/slub_def.h b/include/linux/slub_def.h
index 6447a723ecb1..5ec4bc0e45aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/slub_def.h
+++ b/include/linux/slub_def.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ struct kmem_cache_order_objects {
  * Slab cache management.
  */
 struct kmem_cache {
-	struct kmem_cache_cpu *cpu_slab;
+	struct kmem_cache_cpu __percpu *cpu_slab;
 	/* Used for retriving partial slabs etc */
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int size;		/* The size of an object including meta data */