diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index afed3ba42c2d..58ec10e3d951 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: cfd19c5a9ecf8e5e38de2603077c4330af21316e
+refs/heads/master: 183f6371aac2a5496a8ef2b0b0a68562652c3cdb
diff --git a/trunk/mm/page_alloc.c b/trunk/mm/page_alloc.c
index f9d925451bfd..ef2d1e72fc07 100644
--- a/trunk/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/trunk/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -2378,6 +2378,13 @@ __alloc_pages_slowpath(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 
 	/* Allocate without watermarks if the context allows */
 	if (alloc_flags & ALLOC_NO_WATERMARKS) {
+		/*
+		 * Ignore mempolicies if ALLOC_NO_WATERMARKS on the grounds
+		 * the allocation is high priority and these type of
+		 * allocations are system rather than user orientated
+		 */
+		zonelist = node_zonelist(numa_node_id(), gfp_mask);
+
 		page = __alloc_pages_high_priority(gfp_mask, order,
 				zonelist, high_zoneidx, nodemask,
 				preferred_zone, migratetype);