diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 36cd7c2fbf40..a3cbc9f4fec1 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -2228,14 +2228,19 @@ static int grow_stripes(struct r5conf *conf, int num)
  * of the P and Q blocks.
  */
 static int scribble_alloc(struct raid5_percpu *percpu,
-			  int num, int cnt, gfp_t flags)
+			  int num, int cnt)
 {
 	size_t obj_size =
 		sizeof(struct page *) * (num+2) +
 		sizeof(addr_conv_t) * (num+2);
 	void *scribble;
 
-	scribble = kvmalloc_array(cnt, obj_size, flags);
+	/*
+	 * If here is in raid array suspend context, it is in memalloc noio
+	 * context as well, there is no potential recursive memory reclaim
+	 * I/Os with the GFP_KERNEL flag.
+	 */
+	scribble = kvmalloc_array(cnt, obj_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!scribble)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -2267,8 +2272,7 @@ static int resize_chunks(struct r5conf *conf, int new_disks, int new_sectors)
 
 		percpu = per_cpu_ptr(conf->percpu, cpu);
 		err = scribble_alloc(percpu, new_disks,
-				     new_sectors / STRIPE_SECTORS,
-				     GFP_NOIO);
+				     new_sectors / STRIPE_SECTORS);
 		if (err)
 			break;
 	}
@@ -6765,8 +6769,7 @@ static int alloc_scratch_buffer(struct r5conf *conf, struct raid5_percpu *percpu
 			       conf->previous_raid_disks),
 			   max(conf->chunk_sectors,
 			       conf->prev_chunk_sectors)
-			   / STRIPE_SECTORS,
-			   GFP_KERNEL)) {
+			   / STRIPE_SECTORS)) {
 		free_scratch_buffer(conf, percpu);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}