diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 2655c07baada..37592dd7ae32 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -2534,6 +2534,15 @@ retry:
 		goto retry;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Memcg doesn't have a dedicated reserve for atomic
+	 * allocations. But like the global atomic pool, we need to
+	 * put the burden of reclaim on regular allocation requests
+	 * and let these go through as privileged allocations.
+	 */
+	if (gfp_mask & __GFP_ATOMIC)
+		goto force;
+
 	/*
 	 * Unlike in global OOM situations, memcg is not in a physical
 	 * memory shortage.  Allow dying and OOM-killed tasks to