diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index 8375eecc55de..3e482209a1c4 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -2927,9 +2927,11 @@ static void *__vmalloc_area_node(struct vm_struct *area, gfp_t gfp_mask,
 	 * allocation request, free them via __vfree() if any.
 	 */
 	if (area->nr_pages != nr_small_pages) {
-		warn_alloc(gfp_mask, NULL,
-			"vmalloc error: size %lu, page order %u, failed to allocate pages",
-			area->nr_pages * PAGE_SIZE, page_order);
+		/* vm_area_alloc_pages() can also fail due to a fatal signal */
+		if (!fatal_signal_pending(current))
+			warn_alloc(gfp_mask, NULL,
+				"vmalloc error: size %lu, page order %u, failed to allocate pages",
+				area->nr_pages * PAGE_SIZE, page_order);
 		goto fail;
 	}