diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-yuv.c b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-yuv.c
index 44936d6d7c3967e28c9d1dcbaa722cf7e380c39e..1380474519f2bf045cae322ee0fa84414289397d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-yuv.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-yuv.c
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ static void ivtv_yuv_init(struct ivtv *itv)
 	}
 
 	/* We need a buffer for blanking when Y plane is offset - non-fatal if we can't get one */
-	yi->blanking_ptr = kzalloc(720 * 16, GFP_KERNEL|__GFP_NOWARN);
+	yi->blanking_ptr = kzalloc(720 * 16, GFP_ATOMIC|__GFP_NOWARN);
 	if (yi->blanking_ptr) {
 		yi->blanking_dmaptr = pci_map_single(itv->pdev, yi->blanking_ptr, 720*16, PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
 	} else {