diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 1fe7c7cf42fe..341501c5e239 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -1577,8 +1577,7 @@ static struct request *blk_old_get_request(struct request_queue *q,
 				unsigned int op, blk_mq_req_flags_t flags)
 {
 	struct request *rq;
-	gfp_t gfp_mask = flags & BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT ? GFP_ATOMIC :
-			 __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM;
+	gfp_t gfp_mask = flags & BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT ? GFP_ATOMIC : GFP_NOIO;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(q->mq_ops);
@@ -2056,7 +2055,7 @@ get_rq:
 	 * Returns with the queue unlocked.
 	 */
 	blk_queue_enter_live(q);
-	req = get_request(q, bio->bi_opf, bio, 0, __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM);
+	req = get_request(q, bio->bi_opf, bio, 0, GFP_NOIO);
 	if (IS_ERR(req)) {
 		blk_queue_exit(q);
 		__wbt_done(q->rq_wb, wb_acct);