diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 6f616ac4490f..a2b20526e7e2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ static int dpcm_be_connect(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe,
 			return 0;
 	}
 
-	dpcm = kzalloc(sizeof(struct snd_soc_dpcm), GFP_KERNEL);
+	dpcm = kzalloc(sizeof(struct snd_soc_dpcm), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!dpcm)
 		return -ENOMEM;