diff --git a/net/qrtr/ns.c b/net/qrtr/ns.c
index ce1eca947cc9..defd50d1d66e 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/ns.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/ns.c
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ static struct qrtr_node *node_get(unsigned int node_id)
 		return node;
 
 	/* If node didn't exist, allocate and insert it to the tree */
-	node = kzalloc(sizeof(*node), GFP_KERNEL);
+	node = kzalloc(sizeof(*node), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!node)
 		return NULL;
 
 	node->id = node_id;
 	xa_init(&node->servers);
 
-	xa_store(&nodes, node_id, node, GFP_KERNEL);
+	xa_store(&nodes, node_id, node, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 	return node;
 }