diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index cb4459bd1d29..76b7f5ee8f4c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ static int fib6_commit_metrics(struct dst_entry *dst,
 	if (dst->flags & DST_HOST) {
 		mp = dst_metrics_write_ptr(dst);
 	} else {
-		mp = kzalloc(sizeof(u32) * RTAX_MAX, GFP_KERNEL);
+		mp = kzalloc(sizeof(u32) * RTAX_MAX, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!mp)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		dst_init_metrics(dst, mp, 0);