diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/data.c b/net/nfc/nci/data.c
index ce3382be937f..b002e18f38c8 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/data.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/data.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static int nci_queue_tx_data_frags(struct nci_dev *ndev,
 
 		skb_frag = nci_skb_alloc(ndev,
 					 (NCI_DATA_HDR_SIZE + frag_len),
-					 GFP_KERNEL);
+					 GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (skb_frag == NULL) {
 			rc = -ENOMEM;
 			goto free_exit;
diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/hci.c b/net/nfc/nci/hci.c
index 04e55ccb3383..4fe336ff2bfa 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/hci.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/hci.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int nci_hci_send_data(struct nci_dev *ndev, u8 pipe,
 
 	i = 0;
 	skb = nci_skb_alloc(ndev, conn_info->max_pkt_payload_len +
-			    NCI_DATA_HDR_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+			    NCI_DATA_HDR_SIZE, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!skb)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static int nci_hci_send_data(struct nci_dev *ndev, u8 pipe,
 		if (i < data_len) {
 			skb = nci_skb_alloc(ndev,
 					    conn_info->max_pkt_payload_len +
-					    NCI_DATA_HDR_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+					    NCI_DATA_HDR_SIZE, GFP_ATOMIC);
 			if (!skb)
 				return -ENOMEM;