diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index f1e63eb7cbca6dc11dea38581a53bef34a761873..cef8e00c9d9d60d2459df620f47ee86fece6f47d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ static void loop_unprepare_queue(struct loop_device *lo)
 
 static int loop_kthread_worker_fn(void *worker_ptr)
 {
-	current->flags |= PF_LESS_THROTTLE;
+	current->flags |= PF_LESS_THROTTLE | PF_MEMALLOC_NOIO;
 	return kthread_worker_fn(worker_ptr);
 }