diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index d26f69b..ef671d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	txs = (struct xen_netif_tx_sring *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+	txs = (struct xen_netif_tx_sring *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_NOIO | __GFP_HIGH);
 	if (!txs) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		xenbus_dev_fatal(dev, err, "allocating tx ring page");
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@
 	}
 
 	info->tx_ring_ref = err;
-	rxs = (struct xen_netif_rx_sring *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+	rxs = (struct xen_netif_rx_sring *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_NOIO | __GFP_HIGH);
 	if (!rxs) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		xenbus_dev_fatal(dev, err, "allocating rx ring page");