diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index 12637cee1f95942a95fabbb31c3cf3ed8d7392de..aa3ca5bb01b55a097f1397a6a92728f81b3167a5 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ struct kmem_cache *kmem_cache_create(const char *name, size_t size, size_t align
 
 	s = __kmem_cache_create(name, size, align, flags, ctor);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_VM
 oops:
+#endif
 	mutex_unlock(&slab_mutex);
 	put_online_cpus();