diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index a611cbfac9f6..177d71bde7cd 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -2330,6 +2330,9 @@ inline void post_alloc_hook(struct page *page, unsigned int order,
 	kasan_alloc_pages(page, order);
 	kernel_unpoison_pages(page, 1 << order);
 	set_page_owner(page, order, gfp_flags);
+
+	if (!free_pages_prezeroed() && want_init_on_alloc(gfp_flags))
+		kernel_init_free_pages(page, 1 << order);
 }
 
 static void prep_new_page(struct page *page, unsigned int order, gfp_t gfp_flags,
@@ -2337,9 +2340,6 @@ static void prep_new_page(struct page *page, unsigned int order, gfp_t gfp_flags
 {
 	post_alloc_hook(page, order, gfp_flags);
 
-	if (!free_pages_prezeroed() && want_init_on_alloc(gfp_flags))
-		kernel_init_free_pages(page, 1 << order);
-
 	if (order && (gfp_flags & __GFP_COMP))
 		prep_compound_page(page, order);