diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/boot.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/boot.c
index 3a2207db5405..eb204ba97935 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/boot.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/boot.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static int wlcore_boot_fw_version(struct wl1271 *wl)
 	struct wl1271_static_data *static_data;
 	int ret;
 
-	static_data = kmalloc(sizeof(*static_data), GFP_DMA);
+	static_data = kmalloc(sizeof(*static_data), GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
 	if (!static_data) {
 		wl1271_error("Couldn't allocate memory for static data!");
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
index 2b0f987660c6..b156bc666086 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
@@ -4861,7 +4861,7 @@ struct ieee80211_hw *wlcore_alloc_hw(size_t priv_size)
 		goto err_dummy_packet;
 	}
 
-	wl->mbox = kmalloc(sizeof(*wl->mbox), GFP_DMA);
+	wl->mbox = kmalloc(sizeof(*wl->mbox), GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
 	if (!wl->mbox) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_fwlog;