diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 96611d5dfadb0ce37effd4adcce80454bb69f285..5ac7a0a499167e96be9e411fc72094d0a89dbfcc 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -3029,7 +3029,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_action(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 			cfg80211_sta_opmode_change_notify(sdata->dev,
 							  rx->sta->addr,
 							  &sta_opmode,
-							  GFP_KERNEL);
+							  GFP_ATOMIC);
 			goto handled;
 		}
 		case WLAN_HT_ACTION_NOTIFY_CHANWIDTH: {
@@ -3066,7 +3066,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_action(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 			cfg80211_sta_opmode_change_notify(sdata->dev,
 							  rx->sta->addr,
 							  &sta_opmode,
-							  GFP_KERNEL);
+							  GFP_ATOMIC);
 			goto handled;
 		}
 		default: