diff --git a/src/system/kernel/slab/HashedObjectCache.cpp b/src/system/kernel/slab/HashedObjectCache.cpp
index 3df11e178e..b90b129d5b 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/slab/HashedObjectCache.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/slab/HashedObjectCache.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ HashedObjectCache::CreateSlab(uint32 flags, bool unlockWhileAllocating)
 
 	void* pages;
 	if ((this->*allocate_pages)(&pages, flags, unlockWhileAllocating) == B_OK) {
-		if (InitSlab(slab, pages, slab_size))
+		if (InitSlab(slab, pages, slab_size, flags))
 			return slab;
 
 		(this->*free_pages)(pages);
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ HashedObjectCache::ObjectSlab(void* object) const
 
 
 status_t
-HashedObjectCache::PrepareObject(slab* source, void* object)
+HashedObjectCache::PrepareObject(slab* source, void* object, uint32 flags)
 {
-	Link* link = _AllocateLink(CACHE_DONT_SLEEP);
+	Link* link = _AllocateLink(flags);
 	if (link == NULL)
 		return B_NO_MEMORY;
 
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/slab/HashedObjectCache.h b/src/system/kernel/slab/HashedObjectCache.h
index 08e1e51302..11a069daad 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/slab/HashedObjectCache.h
+++ b/src/system/kernel/slab/HashedObjectCache.h
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ struct HashedObjectCache : ObjectCache {
 	virtual	void				ReturnSlab(slab* slab);
 	virtual slab*				ObjectSlab(void* object) const;
 
-	virtual	status_t			PrepareObject(slab* source, void* object);
+	virtual	status_t			PrepareObject(slab* source, void* object,
+									uint32 flags);
 	virtual	void				UnprepareObject(slab* source, void* object);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/slab/ObjectCache.cpp b/src/system/kernel/slab/ObjectCache.cpp
index 2a0663a8bd..ebb5b4bd22 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/slab/ObjectCache.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/slab/ObjectCache.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ ObjectCache::Delete()
 
 
 slab*
-ObjectCache::InitSlab(slab* slab, void* pages, size_t byteCount)
+ObjectCache::InitSlab(slab* slab, void* pages, size_t byteCount, uint32 flags)
 {
 	TRACE_CACHE(this, "construct (%p, %p .. %p, %lu)", slab, pages,
 		((uint8*)pages) + byteCount, byteCount);
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ ObjectCache::InitSlab(slab* slab, void* pages, size_t byteCount)
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < slab->size; i++) {
 		bool failedOnFirst = false;
 
-		status_t status = PrepareObject(slab, data);
+		status_t status = PrepareObject(slab, data, flags);
 		if (status < B_OK)
 			failedOnFirst = true;
 		else if (constructor)
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ ObjectCache::UninitSlab(slab* slab)
 
 
 status_t
-ObjectCache::PrepareObject(slab* source, void* object)
+ObjectCache::PrepareObject(slab* source, void* object, uint32 flags)
 {
 	return B_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/slab/ObjectCache.h b/src/system/kernel/slab/ObjectCache.h
index 31f8378b0d..9205886c53 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/slab/ObjectCache.h
+++ b/src/system/kernel/slab/ObjectCache.h
@@ -82,10 +82,11 @@ public:
 	virtual slab*				ObjectSlab(void* object) const = 0;
 
 			slab*				InitSlab(slab* slab, void* pages,
-									size_t byteCount);
+									size_t byteCount, uint32 flags);
 			void				UninitSlab(slab* slab);
 
-	virtual	status_t			PrepareObject(slab* source, void* object);
+	virtual	status_t			PrepareObject(slab* source, void* object,
+									uint32 flags);
 	virtual	void				UnprepareObject(slab* source, void* object);
 
 			void				ReturnObjectToSlab(slab* source, void* object);
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/slab/ObjectDepot.cpp b/src/system/kernel/slab/ObjectDepot.cpp
index fee60329cb..657a2d1ddc 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/slab/ObjectDepot.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/slab/ObjectDepot.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 
 #include <int.h>
+#include <slab/Slab.h>
 #include <smp.h>
 #include <util/AutoLock.h>
 
@@ -79,7 +80,8 @@ static DepotMagazine*
 alloc_magazine()
 {
 	DepotMagazine* magazine = (DepotMagazine*)slab_internal_alloc(
-		sizeof(DepotMagazine) + kMagazineCapacity * sizeof(void*), 0);
+		sizeof(DepotMagazine) + kMagazineCapacity * sizeof(void*),
+		CACHE_DONT_SLEEP);
 	if (magazine) {
 		magazine->next = NULL;
 		magazine->current_round = 0;
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/slab/Slab.cpp b/src/system/kernel/slab/Slab.cpp
index 2f6d0323d2..266032a17b 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/slab/Slab.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/slab/Slab.cpp
@@ -279,8 +279,7 @@ slab_internal_alloc(size_t size, uint32 flags)
 		return buffer;
 	}
 
-	// TODO: Support CACHE_DONT_SLEEP!
-	return block_alloc(size);
+	return block_alloc(size, flags);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/slab/SmallObjectCache.cpp b/src/system/kernel/slab/SmallObjectCache.cpp
index d2c62d04c4..5af322cbe4 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/slab/SmallObjectCache.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/slab/SmallObjectCache.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ SmallObjectCache::CreateSlab(uint32 flags, bool unlockWhileAllocating)
 		return NULL;
 
 	return InitSlab(slab_in_pages(pages, slab_size), pages,
-		slab_size - sizeof(slab));
+		slab_size - sizeof(slab), flags);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/slab/allocator.cpp b/src/system/kernel/slab/allocator.cpp
index 5e19716e85..21cacaa8f2 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/slab/allocator.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/slab/allocator.cpp
@@ -6,14 +6,16 @@
  *      Hugo Santos, hugosantos@gmail.com
  */
 
-#include <slab/Slab.h>
 
-#include <kernel.h> // for ROUNDUP
+#include "slab_private.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include "slab_private.h"
+#include <kernel.h> // for ROUNDUP
+#include <slab/Slab.h>
+#include <vm/vm.h>
+#include <vm/VMAddressSpace.h>
 
 
 #define DEBUG_ALLOCATOR
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ size_to_index(size_t size)
 
 
 void *
-block_alloc(size_t size)
+block_alloc(size_t size, uint32 flags)
 {
 	int index = size_to_index(size + sizeof(boundary_tag));
 
@@ -83,10 +85,12 @@ block_alloc(size_t size)
 
 	if (index < 0) {
 		void *pages;
-		area_id area = create_area("alloc'ed block", &pages,
-			B_ANY_KERNEL_ADDRESS, ROUNDUP(size + sizeof(area_boundary_tag),
-				B_PAGE_SIZE), B_NO_LOCK, B_READ_AREA | B_WRITE_AREA);
-		if (area < B_OK)
+		area_id area = create_area_etc(VMAddressSpace::KernelID(),
+			"alloc'ed block", &pages, B_ANY_KERNEL_ADDRESS,
+			ROUNDUP(size + sizeof(area_boundary_tag), B_PAGE_SIZE), B_FULL_LOCK,
+			B_KERNEL_READ_AREA | B_KERNEL_WRITE_AREA, 0,
+			(flags & CACHE_DONT_SLEEP) != 0 ? CREATE_AREA_DONT_WAIT : 0);
+		if (area < 0)
 			return NULL;
 
 		area_boundary_tag *areaTag = (area_boundary_tag *)pages;
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ block_alloc(size_t size)
 		tag = &areaTag->tag;
 		block = areaTag + 1;
 	} else {
-		tag = (boundary_tag *)object_cache_alloc(sBlockCaches[index], 0);
+		tag = (boundary_tag *)object_cache_alloc(sBlockCaches[index], flags);
 		if (tag == NULL)
 			return NULL;
 		atomic_add(&sBlockCacheWaste[index], kBlockSizes[index] - size
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/slab/slab_private.h b/src/system/kernel/slab/slab_private.h
index 42809c857c..111887d7ad 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/slab/slab_private.h
+++ b/src/system/kernel/slab/slab_private.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct ObjectCache;
 void*		slab_internal_alloc(size_t size, uint32 flags);
 void		slab_internal_free(void *_buffer);
 
-void*		block_alloc(size_t size);
+void*		block_alloc(size_t size, uint32 flags);
 void		block_free(void *block);
 void		block_allocator_init_boot();
 void		block_allocator_init_rest();