diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index 5555601b9529..3e159b74cfab 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -4343,6 +4343,12 @@ void *vrealloc_node_align_noprof(const void *p, size_t size, unsigned long align
 		if (unlikely(flags & __GFP_THISNODE) && nid != NUMA_NO_NODE &&
 			     nid != page_to_nid(vmalloc_to_page(p)))
 			goto need_realloc;
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * If p is NULL, vrealloc behaves exactly like vmalloc.
+		 * Skip the shrink and in-place grow paths.
+		 */
+		goto need_realloc;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -4361,7 +4367,7 @@ void *vrealloc_node_align_noprof(const void *p, size_t size, unsigned long align
 	/*
 	 * We already have the bytes available in the allocation; use them.
 	 */
-	if (size <= alloced_size) {
+	if (size <= vm->nr_pages << PAGE_SHIFT) {
 		/*
 		 * No need to zero memory here, as unused memory will have
 		 * already been zeroed at initial allocation time or during