diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index ae28c22a7fdb..2dbb2fc68837 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1794,6 +1794,10 @@ rebalance:
 	if (p->flags & PF_MEMALLOC)
 		goto nopage;
 
+	/* Avoid allocations with no watermarks from looping endlessly */
+	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_MEMDIE) && !(gfp_mask & __GFP_NOFAIL))
+		goto nopage;
+
 	/* Try direct reclaim and then allocating */
 	page = __alloc_pages_direct_reclaim(gfp_mask, order,
 					zonelist, high_zoneidx,