diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 64bee324bb0b..2b4831fddcfb 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -5008,7 +5008,7 @@ gfp_to_alloc_flags(gfp_t gfp_mask)
 		 */
 		alloc_flags &= ~ALLOC_CPUSET;
 	} else if (unlikely(rt_task(current)) && in_task())
-		alloc_flags |= ALLOC_HARDER;
+		alloc_flags |= ALLOC_MIN_RESERVE;
 
 	alloc_flags = gfp_to_alloc_flags_cma(gfp_mask, alloc_flags);