diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_handlers.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_handlers.c
index 6908b26feb9ed5..1f98d65473cfda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_handlers.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_handlers.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static int rmnet_map_egress_handler(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 
 	if (skb_headroom(skb) < required_headroom) {
-		if (pskb_expand_head(skb, required_headroom, 0, GFP_KERNEL))
+		if (pskb_expand_head(skb, required_headroom, 0, GFP_ATOMIC))
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	}