diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.c b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.c
index 3b44e8e76030..ae31e3775e0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.c
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ static int p54_set_tim(struct ieee80211_hw *dev, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 
 	skb = p54_alloc_skb(dev, P54_HDR_FLAG_CONTROL_OPSET,
 		      sizeof(struct p54_hdr) + sizeof(*tim),
-		      P54_CONTROL_TYPE_TIM, GFP_KERNEL);
+		      P54_CONTROL_TYPE_TIM, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!skb)
 		return -ENOMEM;