diff --git a/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c b/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
index 7f3e7e77e794..d53bd9878ca2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static int acpi_pci_link_set(struct acpi_pci_link *link, int irq)
 	if (!link || !irq)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	resource = kmalloc(sizeof(*resource) + 1, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	resource = kmalloc(sizeof(*resource) + 1, irqs_disabled() ? GFP_ATOMIC: GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!resource)
 		return -ENOMEM;