diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
index 3f0797e6f941..a038be8a0e90 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
@@ -5161,7 +5161,7 @@ _scsih_smart_predicted_fault(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle)
 	/* insert into event log */
 	sz = offsetof(Mpi2EventNotificationReply_t, EventData) +
 	     sizeof(Mpi2EventDataSasDeviceStatusChange_t);
-	event_reply = kzalloc(sz, GFP_KERNEL);
+	event_reply = kzalloc(sz, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!event_reply) {
 		ioc_err(ioc, "failure at %s:%d/%s()!\n",
 			__FILE__, __LINE__, __func__);