diff --git a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_main.c b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_main.c
index 75a85aa9e88..be07ca06177 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_main.c
@@ -3785,7 +3785,7 @@ static int beiscsi_alloc_pdu(struct iscsi_task *task, uint8_t opcode)
 	dma_addr_t paddr;
 
 	io_task->cmd_bhs = pci_pool_alloc(beiscsi_sess->bhs_pool,
-					  GFP_KERNEL, &paddr);
+					  GFP_ATOMIC, &paddr);
 	if (!io_task->cmd_bhs)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	io_task->bhs_pa.u.a64.address = paddr;