diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index fad6d1d732b2..90517b4b21ef 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -1077,31 +1077,34 @@ static struct vmap_area *alloc_vmap_area(unsigned long size,
 
 retry:
 	/*
-	 * Preload this CPU with one extra vmap_area object to ensure
-	 * that we have it available when fit type of free area is
-	 * NE_FIT_TYPE.
+	 * Preload this CPU with one extra vmap_area object. It is used
+	 * when fit type of free area is NE_FIT_TYPE. Please note, it
+	 * does not guarantee that an allocation occurs on a CPU that
+	 * is preloaded, instead we minimize the case when it is not.
+	 * It can happen because of cpu migration, because there is a
+	 * race until the below spinlock is taken.
 	 *
 	 * The preload is done in non-atomic context, thus it allows us
 	 * to use more permissive allocation masks to be more stable under
-	 * low memory condition and high memory pressure.
+	 * low memory condition and high memory pressure. In rare case,
+	 * if not preloaded, GFP_NOWAIT is used.
 	 *
-	 * Even if it fails we do not really care about that. Just proceed
-	 * as it is. "overflow" path will refill the cache we allocate from.
+	 * Set "pva" to NULL here, because of "retry" path.
 	 */
-	preempt_disable();
-	if (!__this_cpu_read(ne_fit_preload_node)) {
-		preempt_enable();
-		pva = kmem_cache_alloc_node(vmap_area_cachep, GFP_KERNEL, node);
-		preempt_disable();
+	pva = NULL;
 
-		if (__this_cpu_cmpxchg(ne_fit_preload_node, NULL, pva)) {
-			if (pva)
-				kmem_cache_free(vmap_area_cachep, pva);
-		}
-	}
+	if (!this_cpu_read(ne_fit_preload_node))
+		/*
+		 * Even if it fails we do not really care about that.
+		 * Just proceed as it is. If needed "overflow" path
+		 * will refill the cache we allocate from.
+		 */
+		pva = kmem_cache_alloc_node(vmap_area_cachep, GFP_KERNEL, node);
 
 	spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
-	preempt_enable();
+
+	if (pva && __this_cpu_cmpxchg(ne_fit_preload_node, NULL, pva))
+		kmem_cache_free(vmap_area_cachep, pva);
 
 	/*
 	 * If an allocation fails, the "vend" address is