diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index e5b159b..5b06fb3 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -3125,6 +3125,7 @@
 		enum compact_priority prio, enum compact_result *compact_result)
 {
 	struct page *page;
+	unsigned int noreclaim_flag = current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC;
 
 	if (!order)
 		return NULL;
@@ -3132,7 +3133,7 @@
 	current->flags |= PF_MEMALLOC;
 	*compact_result = try_to_compact_pages(gfp_mask, order, alloc_flags, ac,
 									prio);
-	current->flags &= ~PF_MEMALLOC;
+	current->flags = (current->flags & ~PF_MEMALLOC) | noreclaim_flag;
 
 	if (*compact_result <= COMPACT_INACTIVE)
 		return NULL;