diff --git a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
index 3962262..1e72031 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@
 	con->sock->sk->sk_write_space = lowcomms_write_space;
 	con->sock->sk->sk_state_change = lowcomms_state_change;
 	con->sock->sk->sk_user_data = con;
+	con->sock->sk->sk_allocation = GFP_NOFS;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/dlm/memory.c b/fs/dlm/memory.c
index 54c14c6..c1775b8 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/memory.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/memory.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 {
 	char *p;
 
-	p = kzalloc(ls->ls_lvblen, GFP_KERNEL);
+	p = kzalloc(ls->ls_lvblen, ls->ls_allocation);
 	return p;
 }
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
 	DLM_ASSERT(namelen <= DLM_RESNAME_MAXLEN,);
 
-	r = kzalloc(sizeof(*r) + namelen, GFP_KERNEL);
+	r = kzalloc(sizeof(*r) + namelen, ls->ls_allocation);
 	return r;
 }
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 {
 	struct dlm_lkb *lkb;
 
-	lkb = kmem_cache_zalloc(lkb_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
+	lkb = kmem_cache_zalloc(lkb_cache, ls->ls_allocation);
 	return lkb;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/dlm/midcomms.c b/fs/dlm/midcomms.c
index 07ac709..f3396c6 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/midcomms.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/midcomms.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 		   ordinary messages). */
 
 		if (msglen > sizeof(__tmp) && p == &__tmp.p) {
-			p = kmalloc(dlm_config.ci_buffer_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+			p = kmalloc(dlm_config.ci_buffer_size, GFP_NOFS);
 			if (p == NULL)
 				return ret;
 		}