diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/port.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/port.c
index a3c58718c260..10136ae466e2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/port.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/port.c
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ static void isci_port_link_up(struct isci_host *isci_host,
 	/* Notify libsas that we have an address frame, if indeed
 	 * we've found an SSP, SMP, or STP target */
 	if (success)
-		sas_notify_port_event(&iphy->sas_phy, PORTE_BYTES_DMAED);
+		sas_notify_port_event_gfp(&iphy->sas_phy,
+					  PORTE_BYTES_DMAED, GFP_ATOMIC);
 }