diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/unwind.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/unwind.c
index 6773c582e457..69dad5a850a8 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/unwind.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/unwind.c
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ void unwind_frame_init_from_blocked_task(struct unwind_frame_info *info, struct
 	struct pt_regs *r = &t->thread.regs;
 	struct pt_regs *r2;
 
-	r2 = kmalloc(sizeof(struct pt_regs), GFP_KERNEL);
+	r2 = kmalloc(sizeof(struct pt_regs), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!r2)
 		return;
 	*r2 = *r;