diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index cd0cd8d..1c50550 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@
 	if (!handler)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	action = kmalloc(sizeof(struct irqaction), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	action = kmalloc(sizeof(struct irqaction), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!action)
 		return -ENOMEM;