diff --git a/fs/udf/dir.c b/fs/udf/dir.c
index f6533f93851b..f94f45fe2c91 100644
--- a/fs/udf/dir.c
+++ b/fs/udf/dir.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static int udf_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 		pos_valid = true;
 	}
 
-	fname = kmalloc(UDF_NAME_LEN, GFP_NOFS);
+	fname = kmalloc(UDF_NAME_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!fname) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
diff --git a/fs/udf/namei.c b/fs/udf/namei.c
index 1bb6ed948927..1f14a0621a91 100644
--- a/fs/udf/namei.c
+++ b/fs/udf/namei.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static int udf_fiiter_find_entry(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *child,
 		child->name[0] == '.' && child->name[1] == '.';
 	int ret;
 
-	fname = kmalloc(UDF_NAME_LEN, GFP_NOFS);
+	fname = kmalloc(UDF_NAME_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!fname)
 		return -ENOMEM;