diff --git a/include/linux/highmem.h b/include/linux/highmem.h
index 8e7e50a53a12..d9a606a9fc64 100644
--- a/include/linux/highmem.h
+++ b/include/linux/highmem.h
@@ -324,10 +324,10 @@ static inline void memcpy_to_page(struct page *page, size_t offset,
 
 static inline void memzero_page(struct page *page, size_t offset, size_t len)
 {
-	char *addr = kmap_atomic(page);
+	char *addr = kmap_local_page(page);
 	memset(addr + offset, 0, len);
 	flush_dcache_page(page);
-	kunmap_atomic(addr);
+	kunmap_local(addr);
 }
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_HIGHMEM_H */