diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_main.c
index bfa0d54221e8f48d4201f62b4a44ba777067f2fa..627bc12074c729a37426199e52cb119dce01fdda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_main.c
@@ -244,8 +244,7 @@ u16 hostap_tx_callback_register(local_info_t *local,
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct hostap_tx_callback_info *entry;
 
-	entry = kmalloc(sizeof(*entry),
-							   GFP_ATOMIC);
+	entry = kmalloc(sizeof(*entry), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (entry == NULL)
 		return 0;