diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index a63c7b0..49f6c78 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@
 		return 0;
 	if (journal)
 		return jbd2_journal_try_to_free_buffers(journal, page,
-							wait & ~__GFP_WAIT);
+						wait & ~__GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM);
 	return try_to_free_buffers(page);
 }