diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.c b/drivers/scsi/st.c
index 6c399480783d3051aac5ad65e9b4865ed99eca41..4c7d39b825a3ad853afda867757d3724e91cdc5f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/st.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/st.c
@@ -4290,7 +4290,7 @@ static int st_probe(struct device *dev)
 		goto out_buffer_free;
 	}
 
-	tpnt = kzalloc(sizeof(struct scsi_tape), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	tpnt = kzalloc(sizeof(struct scsi_tape), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (tpnt == NULL) {
 		sdev_printk(KERN_ERR, SDp,
 			    "st: Can't allocate device descriptor.\n");