diff --git a/fs/btrfs/lzo.c b/fs/btrfs/lzo.c
index 7e8b0d6a7961..5ffee3986e1a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/lzo.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/lzo.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static struct list_head *lzo_alloc_workspace(void)
 {
 	struct workspace *workspace;
 
-	workspace = kzalloc(sizeof(*workspace), GFP_NOFS);
+	workspace = kzalloc(sizeof(*workspace), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!workspace)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/zlib.c b/fs/btrfs/zlib.c
index d5446e18bb59..c1db7572283b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/zlib.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/zlib.c
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ static struct list_head *zlib_alloc_workspace(void)
 	struct workspace *workspace;
 	int workspacesize;
 
-	workspace = kzalloc(sizeof(*workspace), GFP_NOFS);
+	workspace = kzalloc(sizeof(*workspace), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!workspace)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	workspacesize = max(zlib_deflate_workspacesize(MAX_WBITS, MAX_MEM_LEVEL),
 			zlib_inflate_workspacesize());
 	workspace->strm.workspace = vmalloc(workspacesize);
-	workspace->buf = kmalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_NOFS);
+	workspace->buf = kmalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!workspace->strm.workspace || !workspace->buf)
 		goto fail;