diff --git a/lib/debugobjects.c b/lib/debugobjects.c
index 88580e8ee39e..1c43d4c5d2ab 100644
--- a/lib/debugobjects.c
+++ b/lib/debugobjects.c
@@ -1110,7 +1110,8 @@ void __init debug_objects_mem_init(void)
 
 	obj_cache = kmem_cache_create("debug_objects_cache",
 				      sizeof (struct debug_obj), 0,
-				      SLAB_DEBUG_OBJECTS, NULL);
+				      SLAB_DEBUG_OBJECTS | SLAB_NOLEAKTRACE,
+				      NULL);
 
 	if (!obj_cache || debug_objects_replace_static_objects()) {
 		debug_objects_enabled = 0;