diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
index d3a4e89bf4a0dd..66f167aefd94f8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
@@ -520,8 +520,9 @@ xfsaild(
 {
 	struct xfs_ail	*ailp = data;
 	long		tout = 0;	/* milliseconds */
+	unsigned int	noreclaim_flag;
 
-	current->flags |= PF_MEMALLOC;
+	noreclaim_flag = memalloc_noreclaim_save();
 	set_freezable();
 
 	while (1) {
@@ -592,6 +593,7 @@ xfsaild(
 		tout = xfsaild_push(ailp);
 	}
 
+	memalloc_noreclaim_restore(noreclaim_flag);
 	return 0;
 }