diff --git a/lib/rhashtable.c b/lib/rhashtable.c
index dbbed19f8fff..6c902639728b 100644
--- a/lib/rhashtable.c
+++ b/lib/rhashtable.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static struct bucket_table *bucket_table_alloc(struct rhashtable *ht,
 
 	size = nbuckets;
 
-	if (tbl == NULL && (gfp & ~__GFP_NOFAIL) != GFP_KERNEL) {
+	if (tbl == NULL && !gfpflags_allow_blocking(gfp)) {
 		tbl = nested_bucket_table_alloc(ht, nbuckets, gfp);
 		nbuckets = 0;
 	}