diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 0336f02e3667..b814bb8fd5ab 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -1247,6 +1247,17 @@ static inline void __skb_fill_page_desc(struct sk_buff *skb, int i,
 {
 	skb_frag_t *frag = &skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[i];
 
+	/*
+	 * Propagate page->pfmemalloc to the skb if we can. The problem is
+	 * that not all callers have unique ownership of the page. If
+	 * pfmemalloc is set, we check the mapping as a mapping implies
+	 * page->index is set (index and pfmemalloc share space).
+	 * If it's a valid mapping, we cannot use page->pfmemalloc but we
+	 * do not lose pfmemalloc information as the pages would not be
+	 * allocated using __GFP_MEMALLOC.
+	 */
+	if (page->pfmemalloc && !page->mapping)
+		skb->pfmemalloc	= true;
 	frag->page.p		  = page;
 	frag->page_offset	  = off;
 	skb_frag_size_set(frag, size);