diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index b316ee48a30b..d94529d5c8e9 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -2022,11 +2022,11 @@ static struct rbd_obj_request *rbd_obj_request_create(const char *object_name,
 	rbd_assert(obj_request_type_valid(type));
 
 	size = strlen(object_name) + 1;
-	name = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	name = kmalloc(size, GFP_NOIO);
 	if (!name)
 		return NULL;
 
-	obj_request = kmem_cache_zalloc(rbd_obj_request_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
+	obj_request = kmem_cache_zalloc(rbd_obj_request_cache, GFP_NOIO);
 	if (!obj_request) {
 		kfree(name);
 		return NULL;