diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 9c6353d9e63a..5e63ba59258c 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1935,11 +1935,13 @@ extern void thread_group_cputime_adjusted(struct task_struct *p, cputime_t *ut,
 #define tsk_used_math(p) ((p)->flags & PF_USED_MATH)
 #define used_math() tsk_used_math(current)
 
-/* __GFP_IO isn't allowed if PF_MEMALLOC_NOIO is set in current->flags */
+/* __GFP_IO isn't allowed if PF_MEMALLOC_NOIO is set in current->flags
+ * __GFP_FS is also cleared as it implies __GFP_IO.
+ */
 static inline gfp_t memalloc_noio_flags(gfp_t flags)
 {
 	if (unlikely(current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC_NOIO))
-		flags &= ~__GFP_IO;
+		flags &= ~(__GFP_IO | __GFP_FS);
 	return flags;
 }