diff --git a/drivers/base/node.c b/drivers/base/node.c
index 41414113b9f0..70122791683d 100644
--- a/drivers/base/node.c
+++ b/drivers/base/node.c
@@ -363,12 +363,16 @@ int register_mem_sect_under_node(struct memory_block *mem_blk, int nid)
 /* unregister memory section under all nodes that it spans */
 int unregister_mem_sect_under_nodes(struct memory_block *mem_blk)
 {
-	nodemask_t unlinked_nodes;
+	NODEMASK_ALLOC(nodemask_t, unlinked_nodes, GFP_KERNEL);
 	unsigned long pfn, sect_start_pfn, sect_end_pfn;
 
-	if (!mem_blk)
+	if (!mem_blk) {
+		NODEMASK_FREE(unlinked_nodes);
 		return -EFAULT;
-	nodes_clear(unlinked_nodes);
+	}
+	if (!unlinked_nodes)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	nodes_clear(*unlinked_nodes);
 	sect_start_pfn = section_nr_to_pfn(mem_blk->phys_index);
 	sect_end_pfn = sect_start_pfn + PAGES_PER_SECTION - 1;
 	for (pfn = sect_start_pfn; pfn <= sect_end_pfn; pfn++) {
@@ -379,13 +383,14 @@ int unregister_mem_sect_under_nodes(struct memory_block *mem_blk)
 			continue;
 		if (!node_online(nid))
 			continue;
-		if (node_test_and_set(nid, unlinked_nodes))
+		if (node_test_and_set(nid, *unlinked_nodes))
 			continue;
 		sysfs_remove_link(&node_devices[nid].sysdev.kobj,
 			 kobject_name(&mem_blk->sysdev.kobj));
 		sysfs_remove_link(&mem_blk->sysdev.kobj,
 			 kobject_name(&node_devices[nid].sysdev.kobj));
 	}
+	NODEMASK_FREE(unlinked_nodes);
 	return 0;
 }