diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index c5fa87cdc6c401a790522c1232026c15c70ba296..8af325ef542da0af263762c1c420cd2a0488705d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -2799,7 +2799,7 @@ static int gem_add_flow_filter(struct net_device *netdev,
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 	bool added = false;
 
-	newfs = kmalloc(sizeof(*newfs), GFP_KERNEL);
+	newfs = kmalloc(sizeof(*newfs), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (newfs == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	memcpy(&newfs->fs, fs, sizeof(newfs->fs));