diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modeset_lock.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modeset_lock.c
index 6675b1428410..c257de351cfa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modeset_lock.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modeset_lock.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void drm_modeset_lock_all(struct drm_device *dev)
 	struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx *ctx;
 	int ret;
 
-	ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOFAIL);
 	if (WARN_ON(!ctx))
 		return;