diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mru_cache.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_mru_cache.c
index 30ecca3037e3..f8a674d7f092 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mru_cache.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mru_cache.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ xfs_mru_cache_insert(
 	if (!mru || !mru->lists)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (radix_tree_preload(GFP_KERNEL))
+	if (radix_tree_preload(GFP_NOFS))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&elem->list_node);