diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
index 4424b7bf8ac6..8b7e573eaf97 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ static void mb_regenerate_buddy(struct ext4_buddy *e4b)
  * for this page; do not hold this lock when calling this routine!
  */
 
-static int ext4_mb_init_cache(struct page *page, char *incore)
+static int ext4_mb_init_cache(struct page *page, char *incore, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	ext4_group_t ngroups;
 	int blocksize;
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ static int ext4_mb_init_cache(struct page *page, char *incore)
 	/* allocate buffer_heads to read bitmaps */
 	if (groups_per_page > 1) {
 		i = sizeof(struct buffer_head *) * groups_per_page;
-		bh = kzalloc(i, GFP_NOFS);
+		bh = kzalloc(i, gfp);
 		if (bh == NULL) {
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ out:
  * are on the same page e4b->bd_buddy_page is NULL and return value is 0.
  */
 static int ext4_mb_get_buddy_page_lock(struct super_block *sb,
-		ext4_group_t group, struct ext4_buddy *e4b)
+		ext4_group_t group, struct ext4_buddy *e4b, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = EXT4_SB(sb)->s_buddy_cache;
 	int block, pnum, poff;
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ static int ext4_mb_get_buddy_page_lock(struct super_block *sb,
 	block = group * 2;
 	pnum = block / blocks_per_page;
 	poff = block % blocks_per_page;
-	page = find_or_create_page(inode->i_mapping, pnum, GFP_NOFS);
+	page = find_or_create_page(inode->i_mapping, pnum, gfp);
 	if (!page)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	BUG_ON(page->mapping != inode->i_mapping);
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ static int ext4_mb_get_buddy_page_lock(struct super_block *sb,
 
 	block++;
 	pnum = block / blocks_per_page;
-	page = find_or_create_page(inode->i_mapping, pnum, GFP_NOFS);
+	page = find_or_create_page(inode->i_mapping, pnum, gfp);
 	if (!page)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	BUG_ON(page->mapping != inode->i_mapping);
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ static void ext4_mb_put_buddy_page_lock(struct ext4_buddy *e4b)
  * calling this routine!
  */
 static noinline_for_stack
-int ext4_mb_init_group(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group)
+int ext4_mb_init_group(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 
 	struct ext4_group_info *this_grp;
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ int ext4_mb_init_group(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group)
 	 * The call to ext4_mb_get_buddy_page_lock will mark the
 	 * page accessed.
 	 */
-	ret = ext4_mb_get_buddy_page_lock(sb, group, &e4b);
+	ret = ext4_mb_get_buddy_page_lock(sb, group, &e4b, gfp);
 	if (ret || !EXT4_MB_GRP_NEED_INIT(this_grp)) {
 		/*
 		 * somebody initialized the group
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ int ext4_mb_init_group(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group)
 	}
 
 	page = e4b.bd_bitmap_page;
-	ret = ext4_mb_init_cache(page, NULL);
+	ret = ext4_mb_init_cache(page, NULL, gfp);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 	if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ int ext4_mb_init_group(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group)
 	}
 	/* init buddy cache */
 	page = e4b.bd_buddy_page;
-	ret = ext4_mb_init_cache(page, e4b.bd_bitmap);
+	ret = ext4_mb_init_cache(page, e4b.bd_bitmap, gfp);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 	if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
@@ -1109,8 +1109,8 @@ err:
  * calling this routine!
  */
 static noinline_for_stack int
-ext4_mb_load_buddy(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,
-					struct ext4_buddy *e4b)
+ext4_mb_load_buddy_gfp(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,
+		       struct ext4_buddy *e4b, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	int blocks_per_page;
 	int block;
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ ext4_mb_load_buddy(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,
 		 * we need full data about the group
 		 * to make a good selection
 		 */
-		ret = ext4_mb_init_group(sb, group);
+		ret = ext4_mb_init_group(sb, group, gfp);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -1168,11 +1168,11 @@ ext4_mb_load_buddy(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,
 			 * wait for it to initialize.
 			 */
 			page_cache_release(page);
-		page = find_or_create_page(inode->i_mapping, pnum, GFP_NOFS);
+		page = find_or_create_page(inode->i_mapping, pnum, gfp);
 		if (page) {
 			BUG_ON(page->mapping != inode->i_mapping);
 			if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
-				ret = ext4_mb_init_cache(page, NULL);
+				ret = ext4_mb_init_cache(page, NULL, gfp);
 				if (ret) {
 					unlock_page(page);
 					goto err;
@@ -1204,11 +1204,12 @@ ext4_mb_load_buddy(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,
 	if (page == NULL || !PageUptodate(page)) {
 		if (page)
 			page_cache_release(page);
-		page = find_or_create_page(inode->i_mapping, pnum, GFP_NOFS);
+		page = find_or_create_page(inode->i_mapping, pnum, gfp);
 		if (page) {
 			BUG_ON(page->mapping != inode->i_mapping);
 			if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
-				ret = ext4_mb_init_cache(page, e4b->bd_bitmap);
+				ret = ext4_mb_init_cache(page, e4b->bd_bitmap,
+							 gfp);
 				if (ret) {
 					unlock_page(page);
 					goto err;
@@ -1247,6 +1248,12 @@ err:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int ext4_mb_load_buddy(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,
+			      struct ext4_buddy *e4b)
+{
+	return ext4_mb_load_buddy_gfp(sb, group, e4b, GFP_NOFS);
+}
+
 static void ext4_mb_unload_buddy(struct ext4_buddy *e4b)
 {
 	if (e4b->bd_bitmap_page)
@@ -2045,7 +2052,7 @@ static int ext4_mb_good_group(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac,
 
 	/* We only do this if the grp has never been initialized */
 	if (unlikely(EXT4_MB_GRP_NEED_INIT(grp))) {
-		int ret = ext4_mb_init_group(ac->ac_sb, group);
+		int ret = ext4_mb_init_group(ac->ac_sb, group, GFP_NOFS);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -4815,7 +4822,9 @@ do_more:
 #endif
 	trace_ext4_mballoc_free(sb, inode, block_group, bit, count_clusters);
 
-	err = ext4_mb_load_buddy(sb, block_group, &e4b);
+	/* __GFP_NOFAIL: retry infinitely, ignore TIF_MEMDIE and memcg limit. */
+	err = ext4_mb_load_buddy_gfp(sb, block_group, &e4b,
+				     GFP_NOFS|__GFP_NOFAIL);
 	if (err)
 		goto error_return;
 
@@ -5217,7 +5226,7 @@ int ext4_trim_fs(struct super_block *sb, struct fstrim_range *range)
 		grp = ext4_get_group_info(sb, group);
 		/* We only do this if the grp has never been initialized */
 		if (unlikely(EXT4_MB_GRP_NEED_INIT(grp))) {
-			ret = ext4_mb_init_group(sb, group);
+			ret = ext4_mb_init_group(sb, group, GFP_NOFS);
 			if (ret)
 				break;
 		}
