diff --git a/fs/exfat/dir.c b/fs/exfat/dir.c
index 6fd9a06cc7d0..d58c69018051 100644
--- a/fs/exfat/dir.c
+++ b/fs/exfat/dir.c
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ struct exfat_entry_set_cache *exfat_get_dentry_set(struct super_block *sb,
 
 	num_bh = EXFAT_B_TO_BLK_ROUND_UP(off + num_entries * DENTRY_SIZE, sb);
 	if (num_bh > ARRAY_SIZE(es->__bh)) {
-		es->bh = kmalloc_array(num_bh, sizeof(*es->bh), GFP_KERNEL);
+		es->bh = kmalloc_array(num_bh, sizeof(*es->bh), GFP_NOFS);
 		if (!es->bh) {
 			brelse(bh);
 			kfree(es);