diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c b/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c
index 6e8c8056d7ad..6688ac5b991e 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ static int str_read(char **strp, gfp_t flags, void *fp, u32 len)
 	if ((len == 0) || (len == (u32)-1))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	str = kmalloc(len + 1, flags);
+	str = kmalloc(len + 1, flags | __GFP_NOWARN);
 	if (!str)
 		return -ENOMEM;