diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
index 0bdd3c400c92f6ca3d076f989625bc2bf1211a24..10291198decd61238024769c9e037beabe95db5f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ static int ocelot_mact_mc_add(struct ocelot_port *port,
 			      struct netdev_hw_addr *hw_addr)
 {
 	struct ocelot *ocelot = port->ocelot;
-	struct netdev_hw_addr *ha = kzalloc(sizeof(*ha), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct netdev_hw_addr *ha = kzalloc(sizeof(*ha), GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 	if (!ha)
 		return -ENOMEM;