diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index cd5a92650303c..5c6abb831e6a4 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -811,6 +811,7 @@ static void __slab_error(const char *function, struct kmem_cache *cachep,
 	printk(KERN_ERR "slab error in %s(): cache `%s': %s\n",
 	       function, cachep->name, msg);
 	dump_stack();
+	add_taint(TAINT_BAD_PAGE);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index c67bd0a4a952b..a6d043e132667 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -568,6 +568,8 @@ static void slab_bug(struct kmem_cache *s, char *fmt, ...)
 	printk(KERN_ERR "BUG %s (%s): %s\n", s->name, print_tainted(), buf);
 	printk(KERN_ERR "----------------------------------------"
 			"-------------------------------------\n\n");
+
+	add_taint(TAINT_BAD_PAGE);
 }
 
 static void slab_fix(struct kmem_cache *s, char *fmt, ...)