diff --git a/mm/failslab.c b/mm/failslab.c
index ec5aad211c5b..f92fed91ac23 100644
--- a/mm/failslab.c
+++ b/mm/failslab.c
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ bool __should_failslab(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t gfpflags)
 	if (gfpflags & __GFP_NOFAIL)
 		return false;
 
-	if (failslab.ignore_gfp_reclaim && (gfpflags & __GFP_RECLAIM))
+	if (failslab.ignore_gfp_reclaim &&
+			(gfpflags & __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM))
 		return false;
 
 	if (failslab.cache_filter && !(s->flags & SLAB_FAILSLAB))