diff --git a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_power.c b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_power.c
index 2faab9fdedef..c514d51a9e57 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_power.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_power.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static int nvec_power_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct nvec_chip *nvec = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
 	struct power_supply_config psy_cfg = {};
 
-	power = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(struct nvec_power), GFP_NOWAIT);
+	power = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(struct nvec_power), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!power)
 		return -ENOMEM;