diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index eb2b2ea30130..f34e053ec46e 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -3076,7 +3076,7 @@ static void *____cache_alloc_node(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t flags,
 	void *obj;
 	int x;
 
-	VM_BUG_ON(nodeid > num_online_nodes());
+	VM_BUG_ON(nodeid < 0 || nodeid >= MAX_NUMNODES);
 	n = get_node(cachep, nodeid);
 	BUG_ON(!n);