diff --git a/crypto/lzo.c b/crypto/lzo.c
index 4b3e92525dac..c3f3dd9a28c5 100644
--- a/crypto/lzo.c
+++ b/crypto/lzo.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static int lzo_init(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
 	struct lzo_ctx *ctx = crypto_tfm_ctx(tfm);
 
 	ctx->lzo_comp_mem = kmalloc(LZO1X_MEM_COMPRESS,
-				    GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN | __GFP_REPEAT);
+				    GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN);
 	if (!ctx->lzo_comp_mem)
 		ctx->lzo_comp_mem = vmalloc(LZO1X_MEM_COMPRESS);
 	if (!ctx->lzo_comp_mem)