diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.c
index c657bec6d9513849f2ad86dca172e88417742f14..bb1d58eb398238e5e485a8f0bad9ce51ba141e63 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ xfs_dir_cilookup_result(
 					!(args->op_flags & XFS_DA_OP_CILOOKUP))
 		return EEXIST;
 
-	args->value = kmem_alloc(len, KM_MAYFAIL);
+	args->value = kmem_alloc(len, KM_NOFS | KM_MAYFAIL);
 	if (!args->value)
 		return ENOMEM;