diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/device.c b/drivers/message/i2o/device.c
index b9df143e4ff..611adc3c0f7 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/device.c
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/device.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ int i2o_parm_field_get(struct i2o_device *i2o_dev, int group, int field,
 	u8 *resblk;		/* 8 bytes for header */
 	int rc;
 
-	resblk = kmalloc(buflen + 8, GFP_KERNEL | GFP_ATOMIC);
+	resblk = kmalloc(buflen + 8, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!resblk)
 		return -ENOMEM;