diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
index 39502156f65215c615716e58e9e7ac226ec119e1..5f029198bcaf0493e97b2d6e4a07f36f036773b6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ static char *translate_scan(struct adapter *padapter,
 		RT_TRACE(_module_rtl871x_mlme_c_, _drv_info_, ("rtw_wx_get_scan: ssid =%s\n", pnetwork->network.Ssid.Ssid));
 		RT_TRACE(_module_rtl871x_mlme_c_, _drv_info_, ("rtw_wx_get_scan: wpa_len =%d rsn_len =%d\n", wpa_len, rsn_len));
 
-		buf = kzalloc(MAX_WPA_IE_LEN*2, GFP_KERNEL);
+		buf = kzalloc(MAX_WPA_IE_LEN*2, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!buf)
 			return start;
 		if (wpa_len > 0) {
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ static char *translate_scan(struct adapter *padapter,
 		u8 *buf;
 		u8 *p, *pos;
 
-		buf = kzalloc(MAX_WPA_IE_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
+		buf = kzalloc(MAX_WPA_IE_LEN, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!buf)
 			goto exit;
 		p = buf;