diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index db6b51639cee..6c83ad901770 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ struct crypt_config {
 
 #define MIN_IOS        16
 #define MIN_POOL_PAGES 32
-#define MIN_BIO_PAGES  8
 
 static struct kmem_cache *_crypt_io_pool;
 
@@ -848,12 +847,11 @@ static struct bio *crypt_alloc_buffer(struct dm_crypt_io *io, unsigned size,
 		}
 
 		/*
-		 * if additional pages cannot be allocated without waiting,
-		 * return a partially allocated bio, the caller will then try
-		 * to allocate additional bios while submitting this partial bio
+		 * If additional pages cannot be allocated without waiting,
+		 * return a partially-allocated bio.  The caller will then try
+		 * to allocate more bios while submitting this partial bio.
 		 */
-		if (i == (MIN_BIO_PAGES - 1))
-			gfp_mask = (gfp_mask | __GFP_NOWARN) & ~__GFP_WAIT;
+		gfp_mask = (gfp_mask | __GFP_NOWARN) & ~__GFP_WAIT;
 
 		len = (size > PAGE_SIZE) ? PAGE_SIZE : size;