diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c
index 68bb32be5658..47b8465db432 100644
--- a/ipc/sem.c
+++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -1879,7 +1879,7 @@ static long do_semtimedop(int semid, struct sembuf __user *tsops,
 	if (nsops > ns->sc_semopm)
 		return -E2BIG;
 	if (nsops > SEMOPM_FAST) {
-		sops = kvmalloc(sizeof(*sops)*nsops, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+		sops = kvmalloc(sizeof(*sops)*nsops, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (sops == NULL)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	}