diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_resource.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_resource.c
index 991eddd10952..c31d1f30e505 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_resource.c
@@ -3141,7 +3141,7 @@ static bool dcn20_validate_bandwidth_internal(struct dc *dc, struct dc_state *co
 	int vlevel = 0;
 	int pipe_split_from[MAX_PIPES];
 	int pipe_cnt = 0;
-	display_e2e_pipe_params_st *pipes = kzalloc(dc->res_pool->pipe_count * sizeof(display_e2e_pipe_params_st), GFP_KERNEL);
+	display_e2e_pipe_params_st *pipes = kzalloc(dc->res_pool->pipe_count * sizeof(display_e2e_pipe_params_st), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	DC_LOGGER_INIT(dc->ctx->logger);
 
 	BW_VAL_TRACE_COUNT();