diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 250d0552a92d..2bc2ac63f41e 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1769,7 +1769,7 @@ gfp_to_alloc_flags(gfp_t gfp_mask)
 		 * See also cpuset_zone_allowed() comment in kernel/cpuset.c.
 		 */
 		alloc_flags &= ~ALLOC_CPUSET;
-	} else if (unlikely(rt_task(p)))
+	} else if (unlikely(rt_task(p)) && !in_interrupt())
 		alloc_flags |= ALLOC_HARDER;
 
 	if (likely(!(gfp_mask & __GFP_NOMEMALLOC))) {