diff --git a/include/linux/gfp.h b/include/linux/gfp.h
index e8713d55360a..f54adfcbec9c 100644
--- a/include/linux/gfp.h
+++ b/include/linux/gfp.h
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ void drain_local_pages(void *dummy);
 
 extern gfp_t gfp_allowed_mask;
 
-extern void set_gfp_allowed_mask(gfp_t mask);
-extern gfp_t clear_gfp_allowed_mask(gfp_t mask);
+extern void pm_restrict_gfp_mask(void);
+extern void pm_restore_gfp_mask(void);
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_GFP_H */
diff --git a/kernel/power/hibernate.c b/kernel/power/hibernate.c
index 657272e91d0a..048d0b514831 100644
--- a/kernel/power/hibernate.c
+++ b/kernel/power/hibernate.c
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ static int create_image(int platform_mode)
 int hibernation_snapshot(int platform_mode)
 {
 	int error;
-	gfp_t saved_mask;
 
 	error = platform_begin(platform_mode);
 	if (error)
@@ -339,7 +338,7 @@ int hibernation_snapshot(int platform_mode)
 		goto Close;
 
 	suspend_console();
-	saved_mask = clear_gfp_allowed_mask(GFP_IOFS);
+	pm_restrict_gfp_mask();
 	error = dpm_suspend_start(PMSG_FREEZE);
 	if (error)
 		goto Recover_platform;
@@ -348,7 +347,10 @@ int hibernation_snapshot(int platform_mode)
 		goto Recover_platform;
 
 	error = create_image(platform_mode);
-	/* Control returns here after successful restore */
+	/*
+	 * Control returns here (1) after the image has been created or the
+	 * image creation has failed and (2) after a successful restore.
+	 */
 
  Resume_devices:
 	/* We may need to release the preallocated image pages here. */
@@ -357,7 +359,10 @@ int hibernation_snapshot(int platform_mode)
 
 	dpm_resume_end(in_suspend ?
 		(error ? PMSG_RECOVER : PMSG_THAW) : PMSG_RESTORE);
-	set_gfp_allowed_mask(saved_mask);
+
+	if (error || !in_suspend)
+		pm_restore_gfp_mask();
+
 	resume_console();
  Close:
 	platform_end(platform_mode);
@@ -452,17 +457,16 @@ static int resume_target_kernel(bool platform_mode)
 int hibernation_restore(int platform_mode)
 {
 	int error;
-	gfp_t saved_mask;
 
 	pm_prepare_console();
 	suspend_console();
-	saved_mask = clear_gfp_allowed_mask(GFP_IOFS);
+	pm_restrict_gfp_mask();
 	error = dpm_suspend_start(PMSG_QUIESCE);
 	if (!error) {
 		error = resume_target_kernel(platform_mode);
 		dpm_resume_end(PMSG_RECOVER);
 	}
-	set_gfp_allowed_mask(saved_mask);
+	pm_restore_gfp_mask();
 	resume_console();
 	pm_restore_console();
 	return error;
@@ -476,7 +480,6 @@ int hibernation_restore(int platform_mode)
 int hibernation_platform_enter(void)
 {
 	int error;
-	gfp_t saved_mask;
 
 	if (!hibernation_ops)
 		return -ENOSYS;
@@ -492,7 +495,6 @@ int hibernation_platform_enter(void)
 
 	entering_platform_hibernation = true;
 	suspend_console();
-	saved_mask = clear_gfp_allowed_mask(GFP_IOFS);
 	error = dpm_suspend_start(PMSG_HIBERNATE);
 	if (error) {
 		if (hibernation_ops->recover)
@@ -536,7 +538,6 @@ int hibernation_platform_enter(void)
  Resume_devices:
 	entering_platform_hibernation = false;
 	dpm_resume_end(PMSG_RESTORE);
-	set_gfp_allowed_mask(saved_mask);
 	resume_console();
 
  Close:
@@ -646,6 +647,7 @@ int hibernate(void)
 		swsusp_free();
 		if (!error)
 			power_down();
+		pm_restore_gfp_mask();
 	} else {
 		pr_debug("PM: Image restored successfully.\n");
 	}
diff --git a/kernel/power/suspend.c b/kernel/power/suspend.c
index 7335952ee473..ecf770509d0d 100644
--- a/kernel/power/suspend.c
+++ b/kernel/power/suspend.c
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ static int suspend_enter(suspend_state_t state)
 int suspend_devices_and_enter(suspend_state_t state)
 {
 	int error;
-	gfp_t saved_mask;
 
 	if (!suspend_ops)
 		return -ENOSYS;
@@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ int suspend_devices_and_enter(suspend_state_t state)
 			goto Close;
 	}
 	suspend_console();
-	saved_mask = clear_gfp_allowed_mask(GFP_IOFS);
+	pm_restrict_gfp_mask();
 	suspend_test_start();
 	error = dpm_suspend_start(PMSG_SUSPEND);
 	if (error) {
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ int suspend_devices_and_enter(suspend_state_t state)
 	suspend_test_start();
 	dpm_resume_end(PMSG_RESUME);
 	suspend_test_finish("resume devices");
-	set_gfp_allowed_mask(saved_mask);
+	pm_restore_gfp_mask();
 	resume_console();
  Close:
 	if (suspend_ops->end)
diff --git a/kernel/power/user.c b/kernel/power/user.c
index e819e17877ca..1b2ea31e6bd8 100644
--- a/kernel/power/user.c
+++ b/kernel/power/user.c
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ static long snapshot_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 	case SNAPSHOT_UNFREEZE:
 		if (!data->frozen || data->ready)
 			break;
+		pm_restore_gfp_mask();
 		thaw_processes();
 		usermodehelper_enable();
 		data->frozen = 0;
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ static long snapshot_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 			error = -EPERM;
 			break;
 		}
+		pm_restore_gfp_mask();
 		error = hibernation_snapshot(data->platform_support);
 		if (!error)
 			error = put_user(in_suspend, (int __user *)arg);
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index e4092704c1a9..ff7e15872398 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -104,19 +104,24 @@ gfp_t gfp_allowed_mask __read_mostly = GFP_BOOT_MASK;
  * only be modified with pm_mutex held, unless the suspend/hibernate code is
  * guaranteed not to run in parallel with that modification).
  */
-void set_gfp_allowed_mask(gfp_t mask)
+
+static gfp_t saved_gfp_mask;
+
+void pm_restore_gfp_mask(void)
 {
 	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&pm_mutex));
-	gfp_allowed_mask = mask;
+	if (saved_gfp_mask) {
+		gfp_allowed_mask = saved_gfp_mask;
+		saved_gfp_mask = 0;
+	}
 }
 
-gfp_t clear_gfp_allowed_mask(gfp_t mask)
+void pm_restrict_gfp_mask(void)
 {
-	gfp_t ret = gfp_allowed_mask;
-
 	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&pm_mutex));
-	gfp_allowed_mask &= ~mask;
-	return ret;
+	WARN_ON(saved_gfp_mask);
+	saved_gfp_mask = gfp_allowed_mask;
+	gfp_allowed_mask &= ~GFP_IOFS;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM_SLEEP */