diff --git a/drivers/tty/ipwireless/network.c b/drivers/tty/ipwireless/network.c
index 695439c03147..cf20616340a1 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/ipwireless/network.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/ipwireless/network.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ void ipwireless_network_packet_received(struct ipw_network *network,
 struct ipw_network *ipwireless_network_create(struct ipw_hardware *hw)
 {
 	struct ipw_network *network =
-		kzalloc(sizeof(struct ipw_network), GFP_ATOMIC);
+		kzalloc(sizeof(struct ipw_network), GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!network)
 		return NULL;