diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/efi/quirks.c b/arch/x86/platform/efi/quirks.c
index 5b513ccffde4..1ef11c26f79b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/efi/quirks.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/efi/quirks.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ efi_status_t efi_query_variable_store(u32 attributes, unsigned long size,
 		 * that by attempting to use more space than is available.
 		 */
 		unsigned long dummy_size = remaining_size + 1024;
-		void *dummy = kzalloc(dummy_size, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		void *dummy = kzalloc(dummy_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 		if (!dummy)
 			return EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;