diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.c b/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.c
index 5cb13ca3a3ac..c53617752b93 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static void zcomp_strm_free(struct zcomp *comp, struct zcomp_strm *zstrm)
  */
 static struct zcomp_strm *zcomp_strm_alloc(struct zcomp *comp)
 {
-	struct zcomp_strm *zstrm = kmalloc(sizeof(*zstrm), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct zcomp_strm *zstrm = kmalloc(sizeof(*zstrm), GFP_NOIO);
 	if (!zstrm)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static struct zcomp_strm *zcomp_strm_alloc(struct zcomp *comp)
 	 * allocate 2 pages. 1 for compressed data, plus 1 extra for the
 	 * case when compressed size is larger than the original one
 	 */
-	zstrm->buffer = (void *)__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO, 1);
+	zstrm->buffer = (void *)__get_free_pages(GFP_NOIO | __GFP_ZERO, 1);
 	if (!zstrm->private || !zstrm->buffer) {
 		zcomp_strm_free(comp, zstrm);
 		zstrm = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zcomp_lz4.c b/drivers/block/zram/zcomp_lz4.c
index f2afb7e988c3..ee44b51130a4 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zcomp_lz4.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zcomp_lz4.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 static void *zcomp_lz4_create(void)
 {
-	return kzalloc(LZ4_MEM_COMPRESS, GFP_KERNEL);
+	return kzalloc(LZ4_MEM_COMPRESS, GFP_NOIO);
 }
 
 static void zcomp_lz4_destroy(void *private)
diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zcomp_lzo.c b/drivers/block/zram/zcomp_lzo.c
index da1bc47d588e..683ce049e070 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zcomp_lzo.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zcomp_lzo.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 static void *lzo_create(void)
 {
-	return kzalloc(LZO1X_MEM_COMPRESS, GFP_KERNEL);
+	return kzalloc(LZO1X_MEM_COMPRESS, GFP_NOIO);
 }
 
 static void lzo_destroy(void *private)