diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblcr.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblcr.c
index 9dcd39a48897..570e31ea427a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblcr.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblcr.c
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ static int ip_vs_lblcr_init_svc(struct ip_vs_service *svc)
 	/*
 	 *    Allocate the ip_vs_lblcr_table for this service
 	 */
-	tbl = kmalloc(sizeof(*tbl), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	tbl = kmalloc(sizeof(*tbl), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (tbl == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;