diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
index bc6eb30aa20f17..41c6fa200e7467 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ int memac_add_hash_mac_address(struct fman_mac *memac, enet_addr_t *eth_addr)
 	hash = get_mac_addr_hash_code(addr) & HASH_CTRL_ADDR_MASK;
 
 	/* Create element to be added to the driver hash table */
-	hash_entry = kmalloc(sizeof(*hash_entry), GFP_KERNEL);
+	hash_entry = kmalloc(sizeof(*hash_entry), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!hash_entry)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	hash_entry->addr = addr;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_tgec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_tgec.c
index 40705938eeccfb..f75b9c11b2d293 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_tgec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_tgec.c
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ int tgec_add_hash_mac_address(struct fman_mac *tgec, enet_addr_t *eth_addr)
 	hash = (crc >> TGEC_HASH_MCAST_SHIFT) & TGEC_HASH_ADR_MSK;
 
 	/* Create element to be added to the driver hash table */
-	hash_entry = kmalloc(sizeof(*hash_entry), GFP_KERNEL);
+	hash_entry = kmalloc(sizeof(*hash_entry), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!hash_entry)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	hash_entry->addr = addr;