diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
index 783e33c65eb7..b47240ca4b19 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ int iscsi_offload_mesg(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 	struct iscsi_uevent *ev;
 	int len = NLMSG_SPACE(sizeof(*ev) + data_size);
 
-	skb = alloc_skb(len, GFP_NOIO);
+	skb = alloc_skb(len, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!skb) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "can not deliver iscsi offload message:OOM\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ int iscsi_offload_mesg(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 
 	memcpy((char *)ev + sizeof(*ev), data, data_size);
 
-	return iscsi_multicast_skb(skb, ISCSI_NL_GRP_UIP, GFP_NOIO);
+	return iscsi_multicast_skb(skb, ISCSI_NL_GRP_UIP, GFP_ATOMIC);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_offload_mesg);