diff --git a/fs/fat/cache.c b/fs/fat/cache.c
index fda25479..3a9ecac8 100644
--- a/fs/fat/cache.c
+++ b/fs/fat/cache.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 
 static inline struct fat_cache *fat_cache_alloc(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	return kmem_cache_alloc(fat_cache_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
+	return kmem_cache_alloc(fat_cache_cachep, GFP_NOFS);
 }
 
 static inline void fat_cache_free(struct fat_cache *cache)