diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
index 5ab1f7ec946e..a9f0f8b21d8c 100644
--- a/kernel/cred.c
+++ b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ struct cred *cred_alloc_blank(void)
 	new->magic = CRED_MAGIC;
 #endif
 
-	if (security_cred_alloc_blank(new, GFP_KERNEL) < 0)
+	if (security_cred_alloc_blank(new, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT) < 0)
 		goto error;
 
 	return new;
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ struct cred *prepare_creds(void)
 	new->security = NULL;
 #endif
 
-	if (security_prepare_creds(new, old, GFP_KERNEL) < 0)
+	if (security_prepare_creds(new, old, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT) < 0)
 		goto error;
 	validate_creds(new);
 	return new;
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ struct cred *prepare_kernel_cred(struct task_struct *daemon)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
 	new->security = NULL;
 #endif
-	if (security_prepare_creds(new, old, GFP_KERNEL) < 0)
+	if (security_prepare_creds(new, old, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT) < 0)
 		goto error;
 
 	put_cred(old);