diff --git a/plugin/item/ctail.c b/plugin/item/ctail.c
index 3f46c38..42a3134 100644
--- a/plugin/item/ctail.c
+++ b/plugin/item/ctail.c
@@ -1565,6 +1565,7 @@ static int assign_conversion_mode(flush_pos_t * pos, ctail_convert_mode_t *mode)
 	if (!convert_data_attached(pos)) {
 		if (should_attach_convert_idata(pos)) {
 			struct inode *inode;
+			gfp_t old_mask = get_current_context()->gfp_mask;
 
 			assert("edward-264", pos->child != NULL);
 			assert("edward-265", jnode_page(pos->child) != NULL);
@@ -1577,7 +1578,9 @@ static int assign_conversion_mode(flush_pos_t * pos, ctail_convert_mode_t *mode)
 			/*
 			 * attach new convert item info
 			 */
+			get_current_context()->gfp_mask |= __GFP_NOFAIL;
 			ret = attach_convert_idata(pos, inode);
+			get_current_context()->gfp_mask = old_mask;
 			pos->child = NULL;
 			if (ret == -E_REPEAT) {
 				/*