diff --git a/lib/debugobjects.c b/lib/debugobjects.c
index bfb3eb8c9800..26fa04335537 100644
--- a/lib/debugobjects.c
+++ b/lib/debugobjects.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static const char *obj_states[ODEBUG_STATE_MAX] = {
 
 static void fill_pool(void)
 {
-	gfp_t gfp = GFP_ATOMIC | __GFP_NORETRY | __GFP_NOWARN;
+	gfp_t gfp = __GFP_HIGH | __GFP_NOWARN;
 	struct debug_obj *obj;
 	unsigned long flags;