diff --git a/net/sunrpc/socklib.c b/net/sunrpc/socklib.c
index 05b38bf68316..71ba4cf513bc 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/socklib.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/socklib.c
@@ -221,12 +221,6 @@ static int xprt_send_kvec(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 static int xprt_send_pagedata(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 			      struct xdr_buf *xdr, size_t base)
 {
-	int err;
-
-	err = xdr_alloc_bvec(xdr, rpc_task_gfp_mask());
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-
 	iov_iter_bvec(&msg->msg_iter, WRITE, xdr->bvec, xdr_buf_pagecount(xdr),
 		      xdr->page_len + xdr->page_base);
 	return xprt_sendmsg(sock, msg, base + xdr->page_base);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
index 6ea3d87e1147..cc35ec433400 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
@@ -579,15 +579,18 @@ static int svc_udp_sendto(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	if (svc_xprt_is_dead(xprt))
 		goto out_notconn;
 
+	err = xdr_alloc_bvec(xdr, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
 	err = xprt_sock_sendmsg(svsk->sk_sock, &msg, xdr, 0, 0, &sent);
-	xdr_free_bvec(xdr);
 	if (err == -ECONNREFUSED) {
 		/* ICMP error on earlier request. */
 		err = xprt_sock_sendmsg(svsk->sk_sock, &msg, xdr, 0, 0, &sent);
-		xdr_free_bvec(xdr);
 	}
+	xdr_free_bvec(xdr);
 	trace_svcsock_udp_send(xprt, err);
-
+out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&xprt->xpt_mutex);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index c6a13893e308..8ab64ea46870 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -825,9 +825,14 @@ static int xs_stream_nospace(struct rpc_rqst *req, bool vm_wait)
 static int
 xs_stream_prepare_request(struct rpc_rqst *req)
 {
+	gfp_t gfp = rpc_task_gfp_mask();
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = xdr_alloc_bvec(&req->rq_snd_buf, gfp);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 	xdr_free_bvec(&req->rq_rcv_buf);
-	return xdr_alloc_bvec(
-		&req->rq_rcv_buf, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NORETRY | __GFP_NOWARN);
+	return xdr_alloc_bvec(&req->rq_rcv_buf, gfp);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -956,6 +961,9 @@ static int xs_udp_send_request(struct rpc_rqst *req)
 	if (!xprt_request_get_cong(xprt, req))
 		return -EBADSLT;
 
+	status = xdr_alloc_bvec(xdr, rpc_task_gfp_mask());
+	if (status < 0)
+		return status;
 	req->rq_xtime = ktime_get();
 	status = xprt_sock_sendmsg(transport->sock, &msg, xdr, 0, 0, &sent);
 
@@ -2554,6 +2562,9 @@ static int bc_sendto(struct rpc_rqst *req)
 	int err;
 
 	req->rq_xtime = ktime_get();
+	err = xdr_alloc_bvec(xdr, rpc_task_gfp_mask());
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
 	err = xprt_sock_sendmsg(transport->sock, &msg, xdr, 0, marker, &sent);
 	xdr_free_bvec(xdr);
 	if (err < 0 || sent != (xdr->len + sizeof(marker)))