diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btmrvl_sdio.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btmrvl_sdio.c
index 888bac49a87b..fb3d03928460 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btmrvl_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btmrvl_sdio.c
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ static int btmrvl_sdio_card_to_host(struct btmrvl_private *priv)
 	}
 
 	/* Allocate buffer */
-	skb = bt_skb_alloc(num_blocks * blksz + BTSDIO_DMA_ALIGN, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	skb = bt_skb_alloc(num_blocks * blksz + BTSDIO_DMA_ALIGN, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!skb) {
 		BT_ERR("No free skb");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;