diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 9cdf771b66edca3138090ac5b8396321df91d1ce..0de11444e317979a0e2bb38234b407d3cd31d04b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -854,10 +854,16 @@ static void loop_unprepare_queue(struct loop_device *lo)
 	kthread_stop(lo->worker_task);
 }
 
+static int loop_kthread_worker_fn(void *worker_ptr)
+{
+	current->flags |= PF_LESS_THROTTLE;
+	return kthread_worker_fn(worker_ptr);
+}
+
 static int loop_prepare_queue(struct loop_device *lo)
 {
 	kthread_init_worker(&lo->worker);
-	lo->worker_task = kthread_run(kthread_worker_fn,
+	lo->worker_task = kthread_run(loop_kthread_worker_fn,
 			&lo->worker, "loop%d", lo->lo_number);
 	if (IS_ERR(lo->worker_task))
 		return -ENOMEM;