diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 478da8d2f27a..46d14749cfba 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -685,8 +685,6 @@ static void slab_bug(struct kmem_cache *s, char *fmt, ...)
 	pr_err("=============================================================================\n");
 	pr_err("BUG %s (%s): %pV\n", s->name, print_tainted(), &vaf);
 	pr_err("-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n");
-
-	add_taint(TAINT_BAD_PAGE, LOCKDEP_NOW_UNRELIABLE);
 	va_end(args);
 }
 
@@ -760,6 +758,7 @@ void object_err(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
 {
 	slab_bug(s, "%s", reason);
 	print_trailer(s, page, object);
+	add_taint(TAINT_BAD_PAGE, LOCKDEP_NOW_UNRELIABLE);
 }
 
 static __printf(3, 4) void slab_err(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
@@ -774,6 +773,7 @@ static __printf(3, 4) void slab_err(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
 	slab_bug(s, "%s", buf);
 	print_page_info(page);
 	dump_stack();
+	add_taint(TAINT_BAD_PAGE, LOCKDEP_NOW_UNRELIABLE);
 }
 
 static void init_object(struct kmem_cache *s, void *object, u8 val)
@@ -822,6 +822,7 @@ static int check_bytes_and_report(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
 					fault, end - 1, fault - addr,
 					fault[0], value);
 	print_trailer(s, page, object);
+	add_taint(TAINT_BAD_PAGE, LOCKDEP_NOW_UNRELIABLE);
 
 	restore_bytes(s, what, value, fault, end);
 	return 0;