diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c
index a8d8bff788e70b3abeaca46fc67fd1fd079ae469..ad5fcd5a1762ead2fbcae661b47f6856c14e1283 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ static int snd_byt_rt5640_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int i;
 
 	is_bytcr = false;
-	priv = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	priv = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;