diff --git a/crypto/crypto_user.c b/crypto/crypto_user.c
index 5c291eedaa70..0e89b5457cab 100644
--- a/crypto/crypto_user.c
+++ b/crypto/crypto_user.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static int crypto_report(struct sk_buff *in_skb, struct nlmsghdr *in_nlh,
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
-	skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!skb)
 		goto drop_alg;