diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_queues.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_queues.c
index 2ed7d1b7f7e8..d69d228d11a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_queues.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_queues.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static int nicvf_init_snd_queue(struct nicvf *nic,
 		return err;
 
 	sq->desc = sq->dmem.base;
-	sq->skbuff = kcalloc(q_len, sizeof(u64), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	sq->skbuff = kcalloc(q_len, sizeof(u64), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sq->skbuff)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	sq->head = 0;