diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_verbs.c
index b65d10b0a875..f4cb5cf26006 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_verbs.c
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ struct ib_ah *pvrdma_create_ah(struct ib_pd *pd, struct rdma_ah_attr *ah_attr,
 	if (!atomic_add_unless(&dev->num_ahs, 1, dev->dsr->caps.max_ah))
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	ah = kzalloc(sizeof(*ah), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ah = kzalloc(sizeof(*ah), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!ah) {
 		atomic_dec(&dev->num_ahs);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);