diff --git a/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c b/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c
index f6d3c80f2e28..5c299e1f2297 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c
@@ -975,7 +975,9 @@ int btrfs_sysfs_add_device_link(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices,
 {
 	int error = 0;
 	struct btrfs_device *dev;
+	unsigned int nofs_flag;
 
+	nofs_flag = memalloc_nofs_save();
 	list_for_each_entry(dev, &fs_devices->devices, dev_list) {
 		struct hd_struct *disk;
 		struct kobject *disk_kobj;
@@ -994,6 +996,7 @@ int btrfs_sysfs_add_device_link(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices,
 		if (error)
 			break;
 	}
+	memalloc_nofs_restore(nofs_flag);
 
 	return error;
 }