diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
index 87f4bd99cdf7102e1e6e43c23a03615103d13b2c..2c13123bfd69499e3ac7661871d176c57979664b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
@@ -1145,6 +1145,7 @@ static int ipoib_cm_tx_init(struct ipoib_cm_tx *p, u32 qpn,
 	noio_flag = memalloc_noio_save();
 	p->tx_ring = vzalloc(ipoib_sendq_size * sizeof(*p->tx_ring));
 	if (!p->tx_ring) {
+		memalloc_noio_restore(noio_flag);
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_tx;
 	}