diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index c32238163b72..c304688252b8 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@ int mgmt_control(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t msglen)
 	if (msglen < sizeof(*hdr))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	buf = kmalloc(msglen, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	buf = kmalloc(msglen, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;