diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.c
index bfb583791fe2..4ece1906bd41 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.c
@@ -2010,7 +2010,9 @@ xfs_attr_rmtval_get(xfs_da_args_t *args)
 			dblkno = XFS_FSB_TO_DADDR(mp, map[i].br_startblock);
 			blkcnt = XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, map[i].br_blockcount);
 			error = xfs_read_buf(mp, mp->m_ddev_targp, dblkno,
-					     blkcnt, XFS_BUF_LOCK, &bp);
+					     blkcnt,
+					     XFS_BUF_LOCK | XBF_DONT_BLOCK,
+					     &bp);
 			if (error)
 				return(error);