diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index dad95bdd06d7..704a626d94a0 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -57,8 +57,18 @@ struct page {
 		};
 
 		union {
+#if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_CMPXCHG_DOUBLE) && \
+	defined(CONFIG_HAVE_ALIGNED_STRUCT_PAGE)
 			/* Used for cmpxchg_double in slub */
 			unsigned long counters;
+#else
+			/*
+			 * Keep _count separate from slub cmpxchg_double data.
+			 * As the rest of the double word is protected by
+			 * slab_lock but _count is not.
+			 */
+			unsigned counters;
+#endif
 
 			struct {