diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_dh.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_dh.c
index 1a53a7a2fff..8b7dca9ea42 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_dh.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_dh.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static int ip_vs_dh_init_svc(struct ip_vs_service *svc)
 
 	/* allocate the DH table for this service */
 	tbl = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ip_vs_dh_bucket)*IP_VS_DH_TAB_SIZE,
-		      GFP_ATOMIC);
+		      GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (tbl == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;