diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_iint.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_iint.c
index b8dd693..a4e2b1d 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_iint.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_iint.c
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@
 
 	if (!ima_initialized)
 		return iint;
-	iint = kmem_cache_alloc(iint_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
+	iint = kmem_cache_alloc(iint_cache, GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!iint)
 		return iint;
 
-	rc = radix_tree_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
+	rc = radix_tree_preload(GFP_NOFS);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		goto out;