diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index 17af879e6e9e..ac0d027595d0 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ static journal_t * journal_init_common (void)
 	journal_t *journal;
 	int err;
 
-	journal = kzalloc(sizeof(*journal), GFP_KERNEL|__GFP_NOFAIL);
+	journal = kzalloc(sizeof(*journal), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!journal)
 		goto fail;