diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/skl_nau88l25_max98357a.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/skl_nau88l25_max98357a.c
index 9a7a0646bffe..3ff6646cfa21 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/skl_nau88l25_max98357a.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/skl_nau88l25_max98357a.c
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ static int skylake_audio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct skl_nau8825_private *ctx;
 	struct skl_machine_pdata *pdata;
 
-	ctx = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*ctx), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	ctx = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ctx)
 		return -ENOMEM;