diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/claim.c b/drivers/nvdimm/claim.c
index 35b210dc1e56..6945e35058bf 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/claim.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/claim.c
@@ -250,7 +250,16 @@ static int nsio_rw_bytes(struct nd_namespace_common *ndns,
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(is_bad_pmem(&nsio->bb, sector, sz_align))) {
-		if (IS_ALIGNED(offset, 512) && IS_ALIGNED(size, 512)) {
+		/*
+		 * FIXME: nsio_rw_bytes() may be called from atomic
+		 * context in the btt case and the ACPI DSM path for
+		 * clearing the error takes sleeping locks and allocates
+		 * memory. An explicit error clearing path, and support
+		 * for tracking badblocks in BTT metadata is needed to
+		 * work around this collision.
+		 */
+		if (IS_ALIGNED(offset, 512) && IS_ALIGNED(size, 512)
+				&& (!ndns->claim || !is_nd_btt(ndns->claim))) {
 			long cleared;
 
 			cleared = nvdimm_clear_poison(&ndns->dev,