diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_setup.c b/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_setup.c
index dc430bd86ade..3ab8e80d7bbc 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_setup.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_setup.c
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ void qdio_print_subchannel_info(struct qdio_irq *irq_ptr,
 int qdio_enable_async_operation(struct qdio_output_q *outq)
 {
 	outq->aobs = kcalloc(QDIO_MAX_BUFFERS_PER_Q, sizeof(struct qaob *),
-			     GFP_ATOMIC);
+			     GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!outq->aobs) {
 		outq->use_cq = 0;
 		return -ENOMEM;