diff --git a/fs/ufs/util.c b/fs/ufs/util.c
index d2c36d5..95425b5 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/util.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/util.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	if (count > UFS_MAXFRAG)
 		return NULL;
 	ubh = (struct ufs_buffer_head *)
-		kmalloc (sizeof (struct ufs_buffer_head), GFP_KERNEL);
+		kmalloc (sizeof (struct ufs_buffer_head), GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!ubh)
 		return NULL;
 	ubh->fragment = fragment;