diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index ffc0cab05b0fb8..67cc6d9c8fd725 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -2055,7 +2055,7 @@ static int ibmvnic_reset(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter,
 		}
 	}
 
-	rwi = kzalloc(sizeof(*rwi), GFP_KERNEL);
+	rwi = kzalloc(sizeof(*rwi), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!rwi) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->rwi_lock, flags);
 		ibmvnic_close(netdev);