diff --git a/mm/util.c b/mm/util.c
index bacabe446906..ea09dd33ab59 100644
--- a/mm/util.c
+++ b/mm/util.c
@@ -594,8 +594,10 @@ void *kvmalloc_node(size_t size, gfp_t flags, int node)
 		return ret;
 
 	/* Don't even allow crazy sizes */
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(size > INT_MAX))
+	if (unlikely(size > INT_MAX)) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(!(flags & __GFP_NOWARN));
 		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	return __vmalloc_node(size, 1, flags, node,
 			__builtin_return_address(0));