diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index 758e8b3042b2c13d8e43e87439523e655c9ee514..234667eaaa9230ec7fa933c578efab790d8fd3cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -2800,7 +2800,7 @@ static int gem_add_flow_filter(struct net_device *netdev,
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 	bool added = false;
 
-	newfs = kmalloc(sizeof(*newfs), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	newfs = kmalloc(sizeof(*newfs), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (newfs == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	memcpy(&newfs->fs, fs, sizeof(newfs->fs));