1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
index 053d36caf955..cd41d403c9df 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 struct vmballoon_stats {
         unsigned int timer;
 
-        /* allocation statustics */
+        /* allocation statistics */
         unsigned int alloc;
         unsigned int alloc_fail;
         unsigned int sleep_alloc;
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ static int vmballoon_reserve_page(struct vmballoon *b, bool can_sleep)
         gfp_t flags;
         unsigned int hv_status;
         bool locked = false;
+        flags = can_sleep ? VMW_PAGE_ALLOC_CANSLEEP : VMW_PAGE_ALLOC_NOSLEEP;
 
         do {
                 if (!can_sleep)
@@ -419,7 +420,6 @@ static int vmballoon_reserve_page(struct vmballoon *b, bool can_sleep)
                 else
                         STATS_INC(b->stats.sleep_alloc);
 
-                flags = can_sleep ? VMW_PAGE_ALLOC_CANSLEEP : VMW_PAGE_ALLOC_NOSLEEP;
                 page = alloc_page(flags);
                 if (!page) {
                         if (!can_sleep)