diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 402a504f..32e796a 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -2029,6 +2029,7 @@
 	int n, val;
 	int min_val = INT_MAX;
 	int best_node = -1;
+	node_to_cpumask_ptr(tmp, 0);
 
 	/* Use the local node if we haven't already */
 	if (!node_isset(node, *used_node_mask)) {
@@ -2037,7 +2038,6 @@
 	}
 
 	for_each_node_state(n, N_HIGH_MEMORY) {
-		cpumask_t tmp;
 
 		/* Don't want a node to appear more than once */
 		if (node_isset(n, *used_node_mask))
@@ -2050,8 +2050,8 @@
 		val += (n < node);
 
 		/* Give preference to headless and unused nodes */
-		tmp = node_to_cpumask(n);
-		if (!cpus_empty(tmp))
+		node_to_cpumask_ptr_next(tmp, n);
+		if (!cpus_empty(*tmp))
 			val += PENALTY_FOR_NODE_WITH_CPUS;
 
 		/* Slight preference for less loaded node */