diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
index 509e6d5415e23eb99a690e61f014e4e20007f649..97de0fbd9f784196312d2330b34e43873b6c6ecc 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
@@ -1601,7 +1601,15 @@ static void o2net_start_connect(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct sockaddr_in myaddr = {0, }, remoteaddr = {0, };
 	int ret = 0, stop;
 	unsigned int timeout;
+	unsigned int noio_flag;
 
+	/*
+	 * sock_create allocates the sock with GFP_KERNEL. We must set
+	 * per-process flag PF_MEMALLOC_NOIO so that all allocations done
+	 * by this process are done as if GFP_NOIO was specified. So we
+	 * are not reentering filesystem while doing memory reclaim.
+	 */
+	noio_flag = memalloc_noio_save();
 	/* if we're greater we initiate tx, otherwise we accept */
 	if (o2nm_this_node() <= o2net_num_from_nn(nn))
 		goto out;
@@ -1710,6 +1718,7 @@ static void o2net_start_connect(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (mynode)
 		o2nm_node_put(mynode);
 
+	memalloc_noio_restore(noio_flag);
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -1836,6 +1845,15 @@ static int o2net_accept_one(struct socket *sock, int *more)
 	struct o2nm_node *local_node = NULL;
 	struct o2net_sock_container *sc = NULL;
 	struct o2net_node *nn;
+	unsigned int noio_flag;
+
+	/*
+	 * sock_create_lite allocates the sock with GFP_KERNEL. We must set
+	 * per-process flag PF_MEMALLOC_NOIO so that all allocations done
+	 * by this process are done as if GFP_NOIO was specified. So we
+	 * are not reentering filesystem while doing memory reclaim.
+	 */
+	noio_flag = memalloc_noio_save();
 
 	BUG_ON(sock == NULL);
 	*more = 0;
@@ -1952,6 +1970,8 @@ static int o2net_accept_one(struct socket *sock, int *more)
 		o2nm_node_put(local_node);
 	if (sc)
 		sc_put(sc);
+
+	memalloc_noio_restore(noio_flag);
 	return ret;
 }