diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ixp4xx_crypto.c b/drivers/crypto/ixp4xx_crypto.c
index a82c11af9f48..0053d7ebb5ca 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ixp4xx_crypto.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ixp4xx_crypto.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static int setup_crypt_desc(void)
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct crypt_ctl) != 64);
 	crypt_virt = dma_alloc_coherent(dev,
 			NPE_QLEN * sizeof(struct crypt_ctl),
-			&crypt_phys, GFP_KERNEL);
+			&crypt_phys, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!crypt_virt)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	memset(crypt_virt, 0, NPE_QLEN * sizeof(struct crypt_ctl));