diff --git a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_ppp.c b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_ppp.c
index d07dd5196ffca59c11532051fb88e2ecdc7326c9..8aa158a091806fd7d3107ed56b8550198be7b9a0 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_ppp.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_ppp.c
@@ -2364,7 +2364,7 @@ static struct ippp_ccp_reset_state *isdn_ppp_ccp_reset_alloc_state(struct ippp_s
 		       id);
 		return NULL;
 	} else {
-		rs = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ippp_ccp_reset_state), GFP_KERNEL);
+		rs = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ippp_ccp_reset_state), GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!rs)
 			return NULL;
 		rs->state = CCPResetIdle;