diff --git a/fs/btrfs/acl.c b/fs/btrfs/acl.c
index 3b66c957ea6f..5810463dc6d2 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/acl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/acl.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <linux/posix_acl_xattr.h>
 #include <linux/posix_acl.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/sched/mm.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
 #include "ctree.h"
@@ -72,8 +73,16 @@ static int __btrfs_set_acl(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	}
 
 	if (acl) {
+		unsigned int nofs_flag;
+
 		size = posix_acl_xattr_size(acl->a_count);
+		/*
+		 * We're holding a transaction handle, so use a NOFS memory
+		 * allocation context to avoid deadlock if reclaim happens.
+		 */
+		nofs_flag = memalloc_nofs_save();
 		value = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		memalloc_nofs_restore(nofs_flag);
 		if (!value) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;