diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index 5b60e6df5f87..b4820ad2cee7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -6847,12 +6847,12 @@ void report_del_sta_event(struct adapter *padapter, unsigned char *MacAddr, unsi
 	struct mlme_ext_priv		*pmlmeext = &padapter->mlmeextpriv;
 	struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv = &padapter->cmdpriv;
 
-	pcmd_obj = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cmd_obj), GFP_KERNEL);
+	pcmd_obj = kzalloc(sizeof(*pcmd_obj), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!pcmd_obj)
 		return;
 
 	cmdsz = (sizeof(struct stadel_event) + sizeof(struct C2HEvent_Header));
-	pevtcmd = kzalloc(cmdsz, GFP_KERNEL);
+	pevtcmd = kzalloc(cmdsz, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!pevtcmd) {
 		kfree(pcmd_obj);
 		return;