diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/bmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/bmi.c
index 334dbd834b3a6b37447ff324ed43f4a389d603f9..bde5a10d470c8e74e169e3f4479d9f2487542c34 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/bmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/bmi.c
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ int ath6kl_bmi_init(struct ath6kl *ar)
 	/* cmd + addr + len + data_size */
 	ar->bmi.max_cmd_size = ar->bmi.max_data_size + (sizeof(u32) * 3);
 
-	ar->bmi.cmd_buf = kzalloc(ar->bmi.max_cmd_size, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	ar->bmi.cmd_buf = kzalloc(ar->bmi.max_cmd_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ar->bmi.cmd_buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;