diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 0ee0f01d33df..26673d332997 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -3547,7 +3547,7 @@ static void hci_cmd_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 		kfree_skb(hdev->sent_cmd);
 
-		hdev->sent_cmd = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		hdev->sent_cmd = skb_clone(skb, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (hdev->sent_cmd) {
 			atomic_dec(&hdev->cmd_cnt);
 			hci_send_frame(skb);