diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index 5cbf8c64e0f3c298580eaa9f7e609c2c95a2b465..8b0f47a71964f91fc92d38043fdfa07c34fbe6fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -2142,7 +2142,7 @@ void qlcnic_alloc_lb_filters_mem(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 
 	head = kcalloc(adapter->fhash.fbucket_size,
-		       sizeof(struct hlist_head), GFP_KERNEL);
+		       sizeof(struct hlist_head), GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 	if (!head)
 		return;