diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_handlers.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_handlers.c
index 1f98d65473cf..11167abe5934 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_handlers.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_handlers.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ rmnet_map_ingress_handler(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct sk_buff *skbn;
 
 	if (skb->dev->type == ARPHRD_ETHER) {
-		if (pskb_expand_head(skb, ETH_HLEN, 0, GFP_KERNEL)) {
+		if (pskb_expand_head(skb, ETH_HLEN, 0, GFP_ATOMIC)) {
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 			return;
 		}