diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
index ff932627a46c1..2fb69a590bd8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ mwifiex_parse_single_response_buf(struct mwifiex_private *priv, u8 **bss_info,
 					    chan, CFG80211_BSS_FTYPE_UNKNOWN,
 					    bssid, timestamp,
 					    cap_info_bitmap, beacon_period,
-					    ie_buf, ie_len, rssi, GFP_KERNEL);
+					    ie_buf, ie_len, rssi, GFP_ATOMIC);
 			if (bss) {
 				bss_priv = (struct mwifiex_bss_priv *)bss->priv;
 				bss_priv->band = band;