diff --git a/drivers/dma/mediatek/mtk-uart-apdma.c b/drivers/dma/mediatek/mtk-uart-apdma.c
index e420e9f72b3d..9c0ea13ca788 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/mediatek/mtk-uart-apdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/mediatek/mtk-uart-apdma.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *mtk_uart_apdma_prep_slave_sg
 		return NULL;
 
 	/* Now allocate and setup the descriptor */
-	d = kzalloc(sizeof(*d), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	d = kzalloc(sizeof(*d), GFP_NOWAIT);
 	if (!d)
 		return NULL;