diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c b/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
index b6b5acc92ca2da..2a48ea3f1b30d4 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
@@ -1599,7 +1599,9 @@ dm_bufio_shrink_scan(struct shrinker *shrink, struct shrink_control *sc)
 	unsigned long freed;
 
 	c = container_of(shrink, struct dm_bufio_client, shrinker);
-	if (!dm_bufio_trylock(c))
+	if (sc->gfp_mask & __GFP_FS)
+		dm_bufio_lock(c);
+	else if (!dm_bufio_trylock(c))
 		return SHRINK_STOP;
 
 	freed  = __scan(c, sc->nr_to_scan, sc->gfp_mask);