diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c b/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
index 37b03ab7e5c9..6aa821a02d44 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static struct page_list *alloc_pl(gfp_t gfp)
 	if (!pl)
 		return NULL;
 
-	pl->page = alloc_page(gfp);
+	pl->page = alloc_page(gfp | __GFP_HIGHMEM);
 	if (!pl->page) {
 		kfree(pl);
 		return NULL;