diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 33957fd376ae5f..51484f0fc06878 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -5706,6 +5706,10 @@ static int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *s)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (!unmergeable && disable_higher_order_debug &&
+			(slub_debug & DEBUG_METADATA_FLAGS))
+		unmergeable = 1;
+
 	if (unmergeable) {
 		/*
 		 * Slabcache can never be merged so we can use the name proper.