diff --git a/mm/kasan/kasan.h b/mm/kasan/kasan.h
index 98e3059bfea4..d739cdd1621a 100644
--- a/mm/kasan/kasan.h
+++ b/mm/kasan/kasan.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_KASAN_HW_TAGS
 
 #include <linux/static_key.h>
+#include "../slab.h"
 
 DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(kasan_flag_stacktrace);
 extern bool kasan_flag_async __ro_after_init;
@@ -387,6 +388,17 @@ static inline void kasan_unpoison(const void *addr, size_t size, bool init)
 
 	if (WARN_ON((unsigned long)addr & KASAN_GRANULE_MASK))
 		return;
+	/*
+	 * Explicitly initialize the memory with the precise object size to
+	 * avoid overwriting the SLAB redzone. This disables initialization in
+	 * the arch code and may thus lead to performance penalty. The penalty
+	 * is accepted since SLAB redzones aren't enabled in production builds.
+	 */
+	if (__slub_debug_enabled() &&
+	    init && ((unsigned long)size & KASAN_GRANULE_MASK)) {
+		init = false;
+		memzero_explicit((void *)addr, size);
+	}
 	size = round_up(size, KASAN_GRANULE_SIZE);
 
 	hw_set_mem_tag_range((void *)addr, size, tag, init);