diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 3f4822938f46..7560eb00637c 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ static void __cpuinit cpuup_canceled(long cpu)
 		if (nc)
 			free_block(cachep, nc->entry, nc->avail, node);
 
-		if (!cpus_empty(*mask)) {
+		if (!cpumask_empty(mask)) {
 			spin_unlock_irq(&l3->list_lock);
 			goto free_array_cache;
 		}