diff --git a/net/sched/sch_gred.c b/net/sched/sch_gred.c
index b9493a09a870..6cd8ddfb512d 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_gred.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_gred.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static inline int gred_change_vq(struct Qdisc *sch, int dp,
 	struct gred_sched_data *q;
 
 	if (table->tab[dp] == NULL) {
-		table->tab[dp] = kzalloc(sizeof(*q), GFP_KERNEL);
+		table->tab[dp] = kzalloc(sizeof(*q), GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (table->tab[dp] == NULL)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	}