diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
index 87741e0b4bca..51c386a215f5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
@@ -1537,7 +1537,8 @@ static void srpt_handle_cmd(struct srpt_rdma_ch *ch,
 		goto busy;
 	}
 
-	if (target_submit_prep(cmd, srp_cmd->cdb, sg, sg_cnt, NULL, 0, NULL, 0))
+	if (target_submit_prep(cmd, srp_cmd->cdb, sg, sg_cnt, NULL, 0, NULL, 0,
+			       GFP_KERNEL))
 		return;
 
 	target_submit(cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
index 56394d901791..12a2265eb2de 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
@@ -492,7 +492,8 @@ static int tcm_qla2xxx_handle_cmd(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, struct qla_tgt_cmd *cmd,
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	if (target_submit_prep(se_cmd, cdb, NULL, 0, NULL, 0, NULL, 0))
+	if (target_submit_prep(se_cmd, cdb, NULL, 0, NULL, 0, NULL, 0,
+			       GFP_KERNEL))
 		return 0;
 
 	target_submit(se_cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index f2107705f2ea..566adfde1661 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -1166,7 +1166,8 @@ int iscsit_setup_scsi_cmd(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_cmd *cmd,
 
 	target_get_sess_cmd(&cmd->se_cmd, true);
 
-	cmd->sense_reason = target_cmd_init_cdb(&cmd->se_cmd, hdr->cdb);
+	cmd->sense_reason = target_cmd_init_cdb(&cmd->se_cmd, hdr->cdb,
+						GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (cmd->sense_reason) {
 		if (cmd->sense_reason == TCM_OUT_OF_RESOURCES) {
 			return iscsit_add_reject_cmd(cmd,
diff --git a/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c b/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c
index 461f4125fcab..677e4b8f0642 100644
--- a/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c
+++ b/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ static void tcm_loop_submission_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	if (target_submit_prep(se_cmd, sc->cmnd, scsi_sglist(sc),
 			       scsi_sg_count(sc), sgl_bidi, sgl_bidi_count,
-			       scsi_prot_sglist(sc), scsi_prot_sg_count(sc)))
+			       scsi_prot_sglist(sc), scsi_prot_sg_count(sc),
+			       GFP_NOIO))
 		return;
 
 	target_submit(se_cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index 1f35cce6e92b..6c88ca832da6 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -1427,7 +1427,7 @@ transport_check_alloc_task_attr(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 }
 
 sense_reason_t
-target_cmd_init_cdb(struct se_cmd *cmd, unsigned char *cdb)
+target_cmd_init_cdb(struct se_cmd *cmd, unsigned char *cdb, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	sense_reason_t ret;
 
@@ -1448,8 +1448,7 @@ target_cmd_init_cdb(struct se_cmd *cmd, unsigned char *cdb)
 	 * setup the pointer from __t_task_cdb to t_task_cdb.
 	 */
 	if (scsi_command_size(cdb) > sizeof(cmd->__t_task_cdb)) {
-		cmd->t_task_cdb = kzalloc(scsi_command_size(cdb),
-						GFP_KERNEL);
+		cmd->t_task_cdb = kzalloc(scsi_command_size(cdb), gfp);
 		if (!cmd->t_task_cdb) {
 			pr_err("Unable to allocate cmd->t_task_cdb"
 				" %u > sizeof(cmd->__t_task_cdb): %lu ops\n",
@@ -1638,6 +1637,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(target_init_cmd);
  * @sgl_bidi_count: scatterlist count for bidirectional READ mapping
  * @sgl_prot: struct scatterlist memory protection information
  * @sgl_prot_count: scatterlist count for protection information
+ * @gfp: gfp allocation type
  *
  * Returns:
  *	- less than zero to signal failure.
@@ -1648,11 +1648,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(target_init_cmd);
 int target_submit_prep(struct se_cmd *se_cmd, unsigned char *cdb,
 		       struct scatterlist *sgl, u32 sgl_count,
 		       struct scatterlist *sgl_bidi, u32 sgl_bidi_count,
-		       struct scatterlist *sgl_prot, u32 sgl_prot_count)
+		       struct scatterlist *sgl_prot, u32 sgl_prot_count,
+		       gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	sense_reason_t rc;
 
-	rc = target_cmd_init_cdb(se_cmd, cdb);
+	rc = target_cmd_init_cdb(se_cmd, cdb, gfp);
 	if (rc)
 		goto send_cc_direct;
 
@@ -1788,7 +1789,8 @@ void target_submit_cmd(struct se_cmd *se_cmd, struct se_session *se_sess,
 	if (rc)
 		return;
 
-	if (target_submit_prep(se_cmd, cdb, NULL, 0, NULL, 0, NULL, 0))
+	if (target_submit_prep(se_cmd, cdb, NULL, 0, NULL, 0, NULL, 0,
+			       GFP_KERNEL))
 		return;
 
 	target_submit(se_cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c b/drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c
index e86cc6135587..d31ed071cb08 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ static int target_xcopy_setup_pt_cmd(
 	}
 	cmd->se_cmd_flags |= SCF_SE_LUN_CMD;
 
-	if (target_cmd_init_cdb(cmd, cdb))
+	if (target_cmd_init_cdb(cmd, cdb, GFP_KERNEL))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	cmd->tag = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
index 1376501ee3d0..410b723f9d79 100644
--- a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ static void ft_send_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		goto err;
 
 	if (target_submit_prep(&cmd->se_cmd, fcp->fc_cdb, NULL, 0, NULL, 0,
-			       NULL, 0))
+			       NULL, 0, GFP_KERNEL))
 		return;
 
 	target_submit(&cmd->se_cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/scsi.c b/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
index 76508d408bb3..93f5631b469c 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ static void vhost_scsi_submission_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	if (target_submit_prep(se_cmd, cmd->tvc_cdb, sg_ptr,
 			       cmd->tvc_sgl_count, NULL, 0, sg_prot_ptr,
-			       cmd->tvc_prot_sgl_count))
+			       cmd->tvc_prot_sgl_count, GFP_KERNEL))
 		return;
 
 	target_submit(se_cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c b/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c
index 7bf9a6bede6d..eb3d8e35cbcd 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ static void scsiback_cmd_exec(struct vscsibk_pend *pending_req)
 			pending_req->sc_data_direction, TARGET_SCF_ACK_KREF);
 
 	if (target_submit_prep(se_cmd, pending_req->cmnd, pending_req->sgl,
-			       pending_req->n_sg, NULL, 0, NULL, 0))
+			       pending_req->n_sg, NULL, 0, NULL, 0, GFP_KERNEL))
 		return;
 
 	target_submit(se_cmd);
diff --git a/include/target/target_core_fabric.h b/include/target/target_core_fabric.h
index 86b0d4a7df92..0543ab107723 100644
--- a/include/target/target_core_fabric.h
+++ b/include/target/target_core_fabric.h
@@ -157,10 +157,11 @@ int	target_init_cmd(struct se_cmd *se_cmd, struct se_session *se_sess,
 int	target_submit_prep(struct se_cmd *se_cmd, unsigned char *cdb,
 		struct scatterlist *sgl, u32 sgl_count,
 		struct scatterlist *sgl_bidi, u32 sgl_bidi_count,
-		struct scatterlist *sgl_prot, u32 sgl_prot_count);
+		struct scatterlist *sgl_prot, u32 sgl_prot_count, gfp_t gfp);
 void	target_submit(struct se_cmd *se_cmd);
 sense_reason_t transport_lookup_cmd_lun(struct se_cmd *);
-sense_reason_t target_cmd_init_cdb(struct se_cmd *, unsigned char *);
+sense_reason_t target_cmd_init_cdb(struct se_cmd *se_cmd, unsigned char *cdb,
+				   gfp_t gfp);
 sense_reason_t target_cmd_parse_cdb(struct se_cmd *);
 void	target_submit_cmd(struct se_cmd *, struct se_session *, unsigned char *,
 		unsigned char *, u64, u32, int, int, int);
