diff --git a/drivers/pci/host/pci-hyperv.c b/drivers/pci/host/pci-hyperv.c
index 61fc349c96d4..ddabf7b23bb5 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/host/pci-hyperv.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/host/pci-hyperv.c
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ static void hv_compose_msi_msg(struct irq_data *data, struct msi_msg *msg)
 		hv_int_desc_free(hpdev, int_desc);
 	}
 
-	int_desc = kzalloc(sizeof(*int_desc), GFP_KERNEL);
+	int_desc = kzalloc(sizeof(*int_desc), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!int_desc)
 		goto drop_reference;