diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index e8b0fcc1bc9e..b9001123ec84 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ int nfs_readdir_search_array(nfs_readdir_descriptor_t *desc)
 	struct nfs_cache_array *array;
 	int status;
 
-	array = kmap(desc->page);
+	array = kmap_atomic(desc->page);
 
 	if (desc->dir_cookie == 0)
 		status = nfs_readdir_search_for_pos(array, desc);
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ int nfs_readdir_search_array(nfs_readdir_descriptor_t *desc)
 		desc->current_index += array->size;
 		desc->page_index++;
 	}
-	kunmap(desc->page);
+	kunmap_atomic(array);
 	return status;
 }