diff --git a/net/rds/ib_cm.c b/net/rds/ib_cm.c
index 51c868923f64..a1e116277477 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_cm.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_cm.c
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ int rds_ib_conn_alloc(struct rds_connection *conn, gfp_t gfp)
 	int ret;
 
 	/* XXX too lazy? */
-	ic = kzalloc(sizeof(struct rds_ib_connection), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ic = kzalloc(sizeof(struct rds_ib_connection), gfp);
 	if (!ic)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/net/rds/iw_cm.c b/net/rds/iw_cm.c
index 9556d2895f7a..a91e1db62ee6 100644
--- a/net/rds/iw_cm.c
+++ b/net/rds/iw_cm.c
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ int rds_iw_conn_alloc(struct rds_connection *conn, gfp_t gfp)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* XXX too lazy? */
-	ic = kzalloc(sizeof(struct rds_iw_connection), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ic = kzalloc(sizeof(struct rds_iw_connection), gfp);
 	if (!ic)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/net/rds/loop.c b/net/rds/loop.c
index 87ff2a8a454b..6b12b68541ae 100644
--- a/net/rds/loop.c
+++ b/net/rds/loop.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static int rds_loop_conn_alloc(struct rds_connection *conn, gfp_t gfp)
 	struct rds_loop_connection *lc;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	lc = kzalloc(sizeof(struct rds_loop_connection), GFP_KERNEL);
+	lc = kzalloc(sizeof(struct rds_loop_connection), gfp);
 	if (!lc)
 		return -ENOMEM;