diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
index a324ede6206d..65ea101a37bc 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static bool place_pp_slot(struct zram *zram, struct zram_pp_ctl *ctl,
 	struct zram_pp_slot *pps;
 	u32 bid;
 
-	pps = kmalloc_obj(*pps, GFP_NOIO | __GFP_NOWARN);
+	pps = kmalloc_obj(*pps, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN);
 	if (!pps)
 		return false;