diff --git a/include/linux/sched/mm.h b/include/linux/sched/mm.h
index d5ece7a9a403..a11a61b5226f 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/mm.h
@@ -180,6 +180,22 @@ static inline void fs_reclaim_acquire(gfp_t gfp_mask) { }
 static inline void fs_reclaim_release(gfp_t gfp_mask) { }
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * might_alloc - Mark possible allocation sites
+ * @gfp_mask: gfp_t flags that would be used to allocate
+ *
+ * Similar to might_sleep() and other annotations, this can be used in functions
+ * that might allocate, but often don't. Compiles to nothing without
+ * CONFIG_LOCKDEP. Includes a conditional might_sleep() if @gfp allows blocking.
+ */
+static inline void might_alloc(gfp_t gfp_mask)
+{
+	fs_reclaim_acquire(gfp_mask);
+	fs_reclaim_release(gfp_mask);
+
+	might_sleep_if(gfpflags_allow_blocking(gfp_mask));
+}
+
 /**
  * memalloc_noio_save - Marks implicit GFP_NOIO allocation scope.
  *
diff --git a/mm/slab.h b/mm/slab.h
index 65f4647f1286..54faf9a623f9 100644
--- a/mm/slab.h
+++ b/mm/slab.h
@@ -510,10 +510,7 @@ static inline struct kmem_cache *slab_pre_alloc_hook(struct kmem_cache *s,
 {
 	flags &= gfp_allowed_mask;
 
-	fs_reclaim_acquire(flags);
-	fs_reclaim_release(flags);
-
-	might_sleep_if(gfpflags_allow_blocking(flags));
+	might_alloc(flags);
 
 	if (should_failslab(s, flags))
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/mm/slob.c b/mm/slob.c
index 7cc9805c8091..8d4bfa46247f 100644
--- a/mm/slob.c
+++ b/mm/slob.c
@@ -474,8 +474,7 @@ __do_kmalloc_node(size_t size, gfp_t gfp, int node, unsigned long caller)
 
 	gfp &= gfp_allowed_mask;
 
-	fs_reclaim_acquire(gfp);
-	fs_reclaim_release(gfp);
+	might_alloc(gfp);
 
 	if (size < PAGE_SIZE - minalign) {
 		int align = minalign;
@@ -597,8 +596,7 @@ static void *slob_alloc_node(struct kmem_cache *c, gfp_t flags, int node)
 
 	flags &= gfp_allowed_mask;
 
-	fs_reclaim_acquire(flags);
-	fs_reclaim_release(flags);
+	might_alloc(flags);
 
 	if (c->size < PAGE_SIZE) {
 		b = slob_alloc(c->size, flags, c->align, node, 0);