diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index a0546401bc0a..0f2754eaa05b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -6305,13 +6305,16 @@ static struct inode *btrfs_new_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	u32 sizes[2];
 	int nitems = name ? 2 : 1;
 	unsigned long ptr;
+	unsigned int nofs_flag;
 	int ret;
 
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	if (!path)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
+	nofs_flag = memalloc_nofs_save();
 	inode = new_inode(fs_info->sb);
+	memalloc_nofs_restore(nofs_flag);
 	if (!inode) {
 		btrfs_free_path(path);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);