diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_dev.c
index e9db811df59c..901e44b0b795 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_dev.c
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ struct vnic_dev *vnic_dev_register(struct vnic_dev *vdev,
 	unsigned int num_bars)
 {
 	if (!vdev) {
-		vdev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct vnic_dev), GFP_ATOMIC);
+		vdev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct vnic_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!vdev)
 			return NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_rq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_rq.c
index f8aa326d1d58..a3e7b003ada1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_rq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_rq.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static int vnic_rq_alloc_bufs(struct vnic_rq *rq)
 	unsigned int blks = VNIC_RQ_BUF_BLKS_NEEDED(count);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < blks; i++) {
-		rq->bufs[i] = kzalloc(VNIC_RQ_BUF_BLK_SZ(count), GFP_ATOMIC);
+		rq->bufs[i] = kzalloc(VNIC_RQ_BUF_BLK_SZ(count), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!rq->bufs[i])
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_wq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_wq.c
index 090cc65658a3..eb75891974df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_wq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_wq.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static int vnic_wq_alloc_bufs(struct vnic_wq *wq)
 	unsigned int blks = VNIC_WQ_BUF_BLKS_NEEDED(count);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < blks; i++) {
-		wq->bufs[i] = kzalloc(VNIC_WQ_BUF_BLK_SZ(count), GFP_ATOMIC);
+		wq->bufs[i] = kzalloc(VNIC_WQ_BUF_BLK_SZ(count), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!wq->bufs[i])
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	}