diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 51663a3..c9ab688 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -2241,7 +2241,7 @@
 
 	if (s)
 		return slab_alloc(s, flags, -1, __builtin_return_address(0));
-	return NULL;
+	return ZERO_SIZE_PTR;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__kmalloc);
 
@@ -2252,16 +2252,20 @@
 
 	if (s)
 		return slab_alloc(s, flags, node, __builtin_return_address(0));
-	return NULL;
+	return ZERO_SIZE_PTR;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__kmalloc_node);
 #endif
 
 size_t ksize(const void *object)
 {
-	struct page *page = get_object_page(object);
+	struct page *page;
 	struct kmem_cache *s;
 
+	if (object == ZERO_SIZE_PTR)
+		return 0;
+
+	page = get_object_page(object);
 	BUG_ON(!page);
 	s = page->slab;
 	BUG_ON(!s);
@@ -2293,7 +2297,13 @@
 	struct kmem_cache *s;
 	struct page *page;
 
-	if (!x)
+	/*
+	 * This has to be an unsigned comparison. According to Linus
+	 * some gcc version treat a pointer as a signed entity. Then
+	 * this comparison would be true for all "negative" pointers
+	 * (which would cover the whole upper half of the address space).
+	 */
+	if ((unsigned long)x <= (unsigned long)ZERO_SIZE_PTR)
 		return;
 
 	page = virt_to_head_page(x);
@@ -2398,12 +2408,12 @@
 	void *ret;
 	size_t ks;
 
-	if (unlikely(!p))
+	if (unlikely(!p || p == ZERO_SIZE_PTR))
 		return kmalloc(new_size, flags);
 
 	if (unlikely(!new_size)) {
 		kfree(p);
-		return NULL;
+		return ZERO_SIZE_PTR;
 	}
 
 	ks = ksize(p);
@@ -2652,7 +2662,7 @@
 	struct kmem_cache *s = get_slab(size, gfpflags);
 
 	if (!s)
-		return NULL;
+		return ZERO_SIZE_PTR;
 
 	return slab_alloc(s, gfpflags, -1, caller);
 }
@@ -2663,7 +2673,7 @@
 	struct kmem_cache *s = get_slab(size, gfpflags);
 
 	if (!s)
-		return NULL;
+		return ZERO_SIZE_PTR;
 
 	return slab_alloc(s, gfpflags, node, caller);
 }