diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/ioctl.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/ioctl.c
index 1a2595f261d3..ebe79d60619f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/ioctl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/ioctl.c
@@ -745,6 +745,8 @@ sgx_enclave_restrict_permissions(struct sgx_encl *encl,
 	for (c = 0 ; c < modp->length; c += PAGE_SIZE) {
 		addr = encl->base + modp->offset + c;
 
+		sgx_reclaim_direct();
+
 		mutex_lock(&encl->lock);
 
 		entry = sgx_encl_load_page(encl, addr);
@@ -910,6 +912,8 @@ static long sgx_enclave_modify_types(struct sgx_encl *encl,
 	for (c = 0 ; c < modt->length; c += PAGE_SIZE) {
 		addr = encl->base + modt->offset + c;
 
+		sgx_reclaim_direct();
+
 		mutex_lock(&encl->lock);
 
 		entry = sgx_encl_load_page(encl, addr);
@@ -1096,6 +1100,8 @@ static long sgx_encl_remove_pages(struct sgx_encl *encl,
 	for (c = 0 ; c < params->length; c += PAGE_SIZE) {
 		addr = encl->base + params->offset + c;
 
+		sgx_reclaim_direct();
+
 		mutex_lock(&encl->lock);
 
 		entry = sgx_encl_load_page(encl, addr);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
index 180ad840b226..5acd4c54d904 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
@@ -375,6 +375,17 @@ static bool sgx_should_reclaim(unsigned long watermark)
 	       !list_empty(&sgx_active_page_list);
 }
 
+/*
+ * sgx_reclaim_direct() should be called (without enclave's mutex held)
+ * in locations where SGX memory resources might be low and might be
+ * needed in order to make forward progress.
+ */
+void sgx_reclaim_direct(void)
+{
+	if (sgx_should_reclaim(SGX_NR_LOW_PAGES))
+		sgx_reclaim_pages();
+}
+
 static int ksgxd(void *p)
 {
 	set_freezable();
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/sgx.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/sgx.h
index b30cee4de903..0f2020653fba 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/sgx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/sgx.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ static inline void *sgx_get_epc_virt_addr(struct sgx_epc_page *page)
 struct sgx_epc_page *__sgx_alloc_epc_page(void);
 void sgx_free_epc_page(struct sgx_epc_page *page);
 
+void sgx_reclaim_direct(void);
 void sgx_mark_page_reclaimable(struct sgx_epc_page *page);
 int sgx_unmark_page_reclaimable(struct sgx_epc_page *page);
 struct sgx_epc_page *sgx_alloc_epc_page(void *owner, bool reclaim);