diff --git a/fs/bio-integrity.c b/fs/bio-integrity.c
index 612a5c38d3c1..a8f4cc679983 100644
--- a/fs/bio-integrity.c
+++ b/fs/bio-integrity.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ int bio_integrity_prep(struct bio *bio)
 
 	/* Allocate kernel buffer for protection data */
 	len = sectors * blk_integrity_tuple_size(bi);
-	buf = kmalloc(len, GFP_NOIO | __GFP_NOFAIL | q->bounce_gfp);
+	buf = kmalloc(len, GFP_NOIO | q->bounce_gfp);
 	if (unlikely(buf == NULL)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "could not allocate integrity buffer\n");
 		return -EIO;