diff --git a/crypto/rsa-pkcs1pad.c b/crypto/rsa-pkcs1pad.c
index 2908f93c3e55..9893dbfc1af4 100644
--- a/crypto/rsa-pkcs1pad.c
+++ b/crypto/rsa-pkcs1pad.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static int pkcs1pad_encrypt_sign_complete(struct akcipher_request *req, int err)
 	if (likely(!pad_len))
 		goto out;
 
-	out_buf = kzalloc(ctx->key_size, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	out_buf = kzalloc(ctx->key_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	if (!out_buf)
 		goto out;