diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index 9c6234428607..94a1843b0426 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -1953,7 +1953,7 @@ static struct ceph_osd_request *rbd_osd_req_create(
 
 	osdc = &rbd_dev->rbd_client->client->osdc;
 	osd_req = ceph_osdc_alloc_request(osdc, snapc, num_ops, false,
-					  GFP_ATOMIC);
+					  GFP_NOIO);
 	if (!osd_req)
 		return NULL;	/* ENOMEM */
 
@@ -2002,7 +2002,7 @@ rbd_osd_req_create_copyup(struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request)
 	rbd_dev = img_request->rbd_dev;
 	osdc = &rbd_dev->rbd_client->client->osdc;
 	osd_req = ceph_osdc_alloc_request(osdc, snapc, num_osd_ops,
-						false, GFP_ATOMIC);
+						false, GFP_NOIO);
 	if (!osd_req)
 		return NULL;	/* ENOMEM */
 
@@ -2504,7 +2504,7 @@ static int rbd_img_request_fill(struct rbd_img_request *img_request,
 					bio_chain_clone_range(&bio_list,
 								&bio_offset,
 								clone_size,
-								GFP_ATOMIC);
+								GFP_NOIO);
 			if (!obj_request->bio_list)
 				goto out_unwind;
 		} else if (type == OBJ_REQUEST_PAGES) {