diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c
index 9b0de9a0e08e..df646ccf08a7 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static int ip_vs_lblc_init_svc(struct ip_vs_service *svc)
 	/*
 	 *    Allocate the ip_vs_lblc_table for this service
 	 */
-	tbl = kmalloc(sizeof(*tbl), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	tbl = kmalloc(sizeof(*tbl), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (tbl == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;