diff --git a/net/ceph/messenger.c b/net/ceph/messenger.c
index 7104750562f..c99cfde87bd 100644
--- a/net/ceph/messenger.c
+++ b/net/ceph/messenger.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <linux/inet.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/net.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/socket.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
@@ -472,11 +473,16 @@ static int ceph_tcp_connect(struct ceph_connection *con)
 {
 	struct sockaddr_storage *paddr = &con->peer_addr.in_addr;
 	struct socket *sock;
+	unsigned int noio_flag;
 	int ret;
 
 	BUG_ON(con->sock);
+
+	/* sock_create_kern() allocates with GFP_KERNEL */
+	noio_flag = memalloc_noio_save();
 	ret = sock_create_kern(con->peer_addr.in_addr.ss_family, SOCK_STREAM,
 			       IPPROTO_TCP, &sock);
+	memalloc_noio_restore(noio_flag);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 	sock->sk->sk_allocation = GFP_NOFS;