diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_main.c
index 92dd3c803d23..c446883de5c8 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_main.c
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ static int add_channel(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum ctcm_channel_types type,
 
 	ch->protocol = priv->protocol;
 	if (IS_MPC(priv)) {
-		ch->discontact_th = kzalloc(TH_HEADER_LENGTH, gfp_type());
+		ch->discontact_th = kzalloc(TH_HEADER_LENGTH, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (ch->discontact_th == NULL)
 					goto nomem_return;