diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mm.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mm.c
index 4cf9ed96414f..544d6f7e6138 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mm.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mm.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ mraid_mm_attach_buf(mraid_mmadp_t *adp, uioc_t *kioc, int xferlen)
 
 	kioc->pool_index	= right_pool;
 	kioc->free_buf		= 1;
-	kioc->buf_vaddr 	= pci_pool_alloc(pool->handle, GFP_KERNEL,
+	kioc->buf_vaddr		= pci_pool_alloc(pool->handle, GFP_ATOMIC,
 							&kioc->buf_paddr);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pool->lock, flags);