diff --git a/net/rose/rose_route.c b/net/rose/rose_route.c
index cbc244a128bd..b4fdaac233f7 100644
--- a/net/rose/rose_route.c
+++ b/net/rose/rose_route.c
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ static int __must_check rose_add_node(struct rose_route_struct *rose_route,
 		init_timer(&rose_neigh->t0timer);
 
 		if (rose_route->ndigis != 0) {
-			if ((rose_neigh->digipeat = kmalloc(sizeof(ax25_digi), GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL) {
+			rose_neigh->digipeat =
+				kmalloc(sizeof(ax25_digi), GFP_ATOMIC);
+			if (rose_neigh->digipeat == NULL) {
 				kfree(rose_neigh);
 				res = -ENOMEM;
 				goto out;