diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
index 836515e8feee..8256c1d13ce2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ xfs_buf_alloc_kmem(
 	ASSERT(is_power_of_2(size));
 	ASSERT(size < PAGE_SIZE);
 
-	bp->b_addr = kmalloc(size, gfp_mask);
+	bp->b_addr = kmalloc(size, gfp_mask | __GFP_RECLAIMABLE);
 	if (!bp->b_addr)
 		return -ENOMEM;