diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/selection.c b/drivers/tty/vt/selection.c
index 31bb3647a99c..8e74654c1b27 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/selection.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/selection.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static int vc_selection_store_chars(struct vc_data *vc, bool unicode)
 	/* Allocate a new buffer before freeing the old one ... */
 	/* chars can take up to 4 bytes with unicode */
 	bp = kmalloc_array((vc_sel.end - vc_sel.start) / 2 + 1, unicode ? 4 : 1,
-			   GFP_KERNEL);
+			   GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN);
 	if (!bp) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "selection: kmalloc() failed\n");
 		clear_selection();