diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index 360b24bc69e5..62f945ea3e36 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static void mpol_rebind_nodemask(struct mempolicy *pol, const nodemask_t *nodes)
 	else {
 		nodes_remap(tmp, pol->v.nodes,pol->w.cpuset_mems_allowed,
 								*nodes);
-		pol->w.cpuset_mems_allowed = tmp;
+		pol->w.cpuset_mems_allowed = *nodes;
 	}
 
 	if (nodes_empty(tmp))