diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 0b0550c..7ea765c 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -2332,7 +2332,7 @@
 	return nr_freed;
 }
 
-int __kmem_cache_shrink(struct kmem_cache *cachep, bool deactivate)
+int __kmem_cache_shrink(struct kmem_cache *cachep)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int node;
@@ -2352,7 +2352,7 @@
 
 int __kmem_cache_shutdown(struct kmem_cache *cachep)
 {
-	return __kmem_cache_shrink(cachep, false);
+	return __kmem_cache_shrink(cachep);
 }
 
 void __kmem_cache_release(struct kmem_cache *cachep)
diff --git a/mm/slab.h b/mm/slab.h
index bc05fdc..ceb7d70 100644
--- a/mm/slab.h
+++ b/mm/slab.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 
 int __kmem_cache_shutdown(struct kmem_cache *);
 void __kmem_cache_release(struct kmem_cache *);
-int __kmem_cache_shrink(struct kmem_cache *, bool);
+int __kmem_cache_shrink(struct kmem_cache *);
 void slab_kmem_cache_release(struct kmem_cache *);
 
 struct seq_file;
diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index 329b038..5d2f24f 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -573,6 +573,29 @@
 	get_online_cpus();
 	get_online_mems();
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SLUB
+	/*
+	 * In case of SLUB, we need to disable empty slab caching to
+	 * avoid pinning the offline memory cgroup by freeable kmem
+	 * pages charged to it. SLAB doesn't need this, as it
+	 * periodically purges unused slabs.
+	 */
+	mutex_lock(&slab_mutex);
+	list_for_each_entry(s, &slab_caches, list) {
+		c = is_root_cache(s) ? cache_from_memcg_idx(s, idx) : NULL;
+		if (c) {
+			c->cpu_partial = 0;
+			c->min_partial = 0;
+		}
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&slab_mutex);
+	/*
+	 * kmem_cache->cpu_partial is checked locklessly (see
+	 * put_cpu_partial()). Make sure the change is visible.
+	 */
+	synchronize_sched();
+#endif
+
 	mutex_lock(&slab_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(s, &slab_caches, list) {
 		if (!is_root_cache(s))
@@ -584,7 +607,7 @@
 		if (!c)
 			continue;
 
-		__kmem_cache_shrink(c, true);
+		__kmem_cache_shrink(c);
 		arr->entries[idx] = NULL;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&slab_mutex);
@@ -755,7 +778,7 @@
 	get_online_cpus();
 	get_online_mems();
 	kasan_cache_shrink(cachep);
-	ret = __kmem_cache_shrink(cachep, false);
+	ret = __kmem_cache_shrink(cachep);
 	put_online_mems();
 	put_online_cpus();
 	return ret;
diff --git a/mm/slob.c b/mm/slob.c
index 5ec1580..eac04d43 100644
--- a/mm/slob.c
+++ b/mm/slob.c
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@
 {
 }
 
-int __kmem_cache_shrink(struct kmem_cache *d, bool deactivate)
+int __kmem_cache_shrink(struct kmem_cache *d)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 2b3e740..4a861f2 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -3883,7 +3883,7 @@
  * being allocated from last increasing the chance that the last objects
  * are freed in them.
  */
-int __kmem_cache_shrink(struct kmem_cache *s, bool deactivate)
+int __kmem_cache_shrink(struct kmem_cache *s)
 {
 	int node;
 	int i;
@@ -3895,21 +3895,6 @@
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (deactivate) {
-		/*
-		 * Disable empty slabs caching. Used to avoid pinning offline
-		 * memory cgroups by kmem pages that can be freed.
-		 */
-		s->cpu_partial = 0;
-		s->min_partial = 0;
-
-		/*
-		 * s->cpu_partial is checked locklessly (see put_cpu_partial),
-		 * so we have to make sure the change is visible.
-		 */
-		synchronize_sched();
-	}
-
 	flush_all(s);
 	for_each_kmem_cache_node(s, node, n) {
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&discard);
@@ -3966,7 +3951,7 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&slab_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(s, &slab_caches, list)
-		__kmem_cache_shrink(s, false);
+		__kmem_cache_shrink(s);
 	mutex_unlock(&slab_mutex);
 
 	return 0;