diff --git a/fs/proc/self.c b/fs/proc/self.c
index 9dd0ae6..7a8b19e 100644
--- a/fs/proc/self.c
+++ b/fs/proc/self.c
@@ -25,14 +25,12 @@
 	pid_t tgid = task_tgid_nr_ns(current, ns);
 	char *name;
 
-	if (!dentry)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
 	if (!tgid)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 	/* 11 for max length of signed int in decimal + NULL term */
-	name = kmalloc(12, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!name)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	name = kmalloc(12, dentry ? GFP_KERNEL : GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (unlikely(!name))
+		return dentry ? ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM) : ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
 	sprintf(name, "%d", tgid);
 	return *cookie = name;
 }