diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
index 195d963c4fbb4..b6fee7230ce05 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ static void RxReorderIndicatePacket(struct ieee80211_device *ieee,
 
 	prxbIndicateArray = kmalloc_array(REORDER_WIN_SIZE,
 					  sizeof(struct ieee80211_rxb *),
-					  GFP_KERNEL);
+					  GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!prxbIndicateArray)
 		return;