diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
index aeaa873bfeb1..1222b9ba6940 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
@@ -1106,20 +1106,20 @@ u8 rtw_clearstakey_cmd(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *psta, u8 entry, u8 enqueue)
 	if (!enqueue) {
 		clear_cam_entry(padapter, entry);
 	} else {
-		ph2c = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cmd_obj), GFP_KERNEL);
+		ph2c = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cmd_obj), GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (ph2c == NULL) {
 			res = _FAIL;
 			goto exit;
 		}
 
-		psetstakey_para = kzalloc(sizeof(struct set_stakey_parm), GFP_KERNEL);
+		psetstakey_para = kzalloc(sizeof(struct set_stakey_parm), GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (psetstakey_para == NULL) {
 			kfree(ph2c);
 			res = _FAIL;
 			goto exit;
 		}
 
-		psetstakey_rsp = kzalloc(sizeof(struct set_stakey_rsp), GFP_KERNEL);
+		psetstakey_rsp = kzalloc(sizeof(struct set_stakey_rsp), GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (psetstakey_rsp == NULL) {
 			kfree(ph2c);
 			kfree(psetstakey_para);