diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.c
index 7ba4b07aa842..b9f86be9e52b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static void *prism2_wep_init(int keyidx)
 {
 	struct prism2_wep_data *priv;
 
-	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return NULL;
 	priv->key_idx = keyidx;