diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/uap_event.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/uap_event.c
index 1703abf73dace15d4240fd6028fb16cfbbd2f023..a33fa394e3499cbca7e03b413c00f9afd42e772e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/uap_event.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/uap_event.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ mwifiex_add_sta_entry(struct mwifiex_private *priv, u8 *mac)
 	if (node)
 		goto done;
 
-	node = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mwifiex_sta_node), GFP_KERNEL);
+	node = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mwifiex_sta_node), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!node)
 		goto done;