diff --git a/drivers/amlogic/mmc/emmc_partitions.c b/drivers/amlogic/mmc/emmc_partitions.c
index a2e406a62156..b2bf502f49e0 100644
--- a/drivers/amlogic/mmc/emmc_partitions.c
+++ b/drivers/amlogic/mmc/emmc_partitions.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ int amlmmc_dtb_read(struct mmc_card *card,
 	memset(buf, 0x0, len);
 
 	start_blk = MMC_DTB_PART_OFFSET;
-	buffer = kmalloc(CONFIG_DTB_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buffer = kmalloc(CONFIG_DTB_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL|__GFP_RECLAIM);
 	if (!buffer)
 		return -ENOMEM;