diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_random.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_random.c
index 2088ae57aa89..1f415ce47018 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_random.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_random.c
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ unsigned int *i915_random_order(unsigned int count, struct rnd_state *state)
 {
 	unsigned int *order, i;
 
-	order = kmalloc_array(count, sizeof(*order), GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN);
+	order = kmalloc_array(count, sizeof(*order),
+			      GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_RETRY_MAYFAIL | __GFP_NOWARN);
 	if (!order)
 		return order;