diff --git a/mm/kfence/core.c b/mm/kfence/core.c
index 655dc5ce3240..5e0b406924e9 100644
--- a/mm/kfence/core.c
+++ b/mm/kfence/core.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ static void *kfence_guarded_alloc(struct kmem_cache *cache, size_t size, gfp_t g
 
 	/*
 	 * We check slab_want_init_on_alloc() ourselves, rather than letting
-	 * SL*B do the initialization, as otherwise we might overwrite KFENCE's
+	 * slab do the initialization, as otherwise it might overwrite KFENCE's
 	 * redzone.
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(slab_want_init_on_alloc(gfp, cache)))
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index e2ee8f1aaccf..d762cbe5d040 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -4565,13 +4565,13 @@ struct kmem_cache *slab_pre_alloc_hook(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags)
 
 static __fastpath_inline
 bool slab_post_alloc_hook(struct kmem_cache *s, struct list_lru *lru,
-			  gfp_t flags, size_t size, void **p, bool init,
+			  gfp_t flags, size_t size, void **p,
 			  unsigned int orig_size)
 {
+	bool init = slab_want_init_on_alloc(flags, s);
 	unsigned int zero_size = s->object_size;
-	bool kasan_init = init;
-	size_t i;
 	gfp_t init_flags = flags & gfp_allowed_mask;
+	bool kasan_init = false;
 
 	/*
 	 * For kmalloc object, the allocated size (object_size) can be larger
@@ -4588,28 +4588,33 @@ bool slab_post_alloc_hook(struct kmem_cache *s, struct list_lru *lru,
 		zero_size = orig_size;
 
 	/*
-	 * When slab_debug is enabled, avoid memory initialization integrated
-	 * into KASAN and instead zero out the memory via the memset below with
-	 * the proper size. Otherwise, KASAN might overwrite SLUB redzones and
-	 * cause false-positive reports. This does not lead to a performance
+	 * ARM64 can set memory tags and zero the memory using a single
+	 * instruction. Since HW_TAGS KASAN uses that while tagging the object,
+	 * separate zeroing is unnecessary.
+	 *
+	 * However, KASAN never zeroes memory when slab_debug is enabled to
+	 * avoid overwriting SLUB redzones. This does not lead to a performance
 	 * penalty on production builds, as slab_debug is not intended to be
 	 * enabled there.
 	 */
-	if (__slub_debug_enabled())
-		kasan_init = false;
+	if (kasan_has_integrated_init() && !__slub_debug_enabled()) {
+		kasan_init = init;
+		init = false;
+	}
 
-	/*
-	 * As memory initialization might be integrated into KASAN,
-	 * kasan_slab_alloc and initialization memset must be
-	 * kept together to avoid discrepancies in behavior.
-	 *
-	 * As p[i] might get tagged, memset and kmemleak hook come after KASAN.
-	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < size; i++) {
 		p[i] = kasan_slab_alloc(s, p[i], init_flags, kasan_init);
-		if (p[i] && init && (!kasan_init ||
-				     !kasan_has_integrated_init()))
+
+		/*
+		 * memset and hooks come after KASAN as p[i] might get tagged
+		 *
+		 * kfence zeroes the object instead of SLUB to avoid overwriting
+		 * its own redzone starting at orig_size, which could happen
+		 * with SLUB zeroing full s->object_size
+		 */
+		if (init && p[i] && !is_kfence_address(p[i]))
 			memset(p[i], 0, zero_size);
+
 		if (gfpflags_allow_spinning(flags))
 			kmemleak_alloc_recursive(p[i], s->object_size, 1,
 						 s->flags, init_flags);
@@ -4910,7 +4915,6 @@ static __fastpath_inline void *slab_alloc_node(struct kmem_cache *s, struct list
 		gfp_t gfpflags, int node, unsigned long addr, size_t orig_size)
 {
 	void *object;
-	bool init = false;
 
 	s = slab_pre_alloc_hook(s, gfpflags);
 	if (unlikely(!s))
@@ -4926,16 +4930,13 @@ static __fastpath_inline void *slab_alloc_node(struct kmem_cache *s, struct list
 		object = __slab_alloc_node(s, gfpflags, node, addr, orig_size);
 
 	maybe_wipe_obj_freeptr(s, object);
-	init = slab_want_init_on_alloc(gfpflags, s);
 
 out:
 	/*
-	 * When init equals 'true', like for kzalloc() family, only
-	 * @orig_size bytes might be zeroed instead of s->object_size
 	 * In case this fails due to memcg_slab_post_alloc_hook(),
 	 * object is set to NULL
 	 */
-	slab_post_alloc_hook(s, lru, gfpflags, 1, &object, init, orig_size);
+	slab_post_alloc_hook(s, lru, gfpflags, 1, &object, orig_size);
 
 	return object;
 }
@@ -5230,7 +5231,6 @@ kmem_cache_alloc_from_sheaf_noprof(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t gfp,
 				   struct slab_sheaf *sheaf)
 {
 	void *ret = NULL;
-	bool init;
 
 	if (sheaf->size == 0)
 		goto out;
@@ -5240,10 +5240,8 @@ kmem_cache_alloc_from_sheaf_noprof(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t gfp,
 	if (likely(!ret))
 		ret = sheaf->objects[--sheaf->size];
 
-	init = slab_want_init_on_alloc(gfp, s);
-
 	/* add __GFP_NOFAIL to force successful memcg charging */
-	slab_post_alloc_hook(s, NULL, gfp | __GFP_NOFAIL, 1, &ret, init, s->object_size);
+	slab_post_alloc_hook(s, NULL, gfp | __GFP_NOFAIL, 1, &ret, s->object_size);
 out:
 	trace_kmem_cache_alloc(_RET_IP_, ret, s, gfp, NUMA_NO_NODE);
 
@@ -5423,8 +5421,7 @@ void *_kmalloc_nolock_noprof(DECL_TOKEN_PARAMS(size, token), gfp_t gfp_flags, in
 
 success:
 	maybe_wipe_obj_freeptr(s, ret);
-	slab_post_alloc_hook(s, NULL, alloc_gfp, 1, &ret,
-			     slab_want_init_on_alloc(alloc_gfp, s), orig_size);
+	slab_post_alloc_hook(s, NULL, alloc_gfp, 1, &ret, orig_size);
 
 	ret = kasan_kmalloc(s, ret, orig_size, alloc_gfp);
 	return ret;
@@ -7339,8 +7336,7 @@ bool kmem_cache_alloc_bulk_noprof(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags,
 
 out:
 	/* memcg and kmem_cache debug support and memory initialization */
-	return likely(slab_post_alloc_hook(s, NULL, flags, size, p,
-			slab_want_init_on_alloc(flags, s), s->object_size));
+	return likely(slab_post_alloc_hook(s, NULL, flags, size, p, s->object_size));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmem_cache_alloc_bulk_noprof);