diff --git a/drivers/dma/pch_dma.c b/drivers/dma/pch_dma.c
index d01faeb..ce3dc3e 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/pch_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/pch_dma.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@
 	dev_dbg(chan2dev(&pd_chan->chan), "scanned %d descriptors\n", i);
 
 	if (!ret) {
-		ret = pdc_alloc_desc(&pd_chan->chan, GFP_NOIO);
+		ret = pdc_alloc_desc(&pd_chan->chan, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (ret) {
 			spin_lock(&pd_chan->lock);
 			pd_chan->descs_allocated++;