diff --git a/drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c b/drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
index e1feb58bd661..1a2b9785e998 100644
--- a/drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
@@ -2120,7 +2120,7 @@ static int myri10ge_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		goto drop;
 	}
 
-	if (skb_linearize(skb, GFP_ATOMIC))
+	if (skb_linearize(skb))
 		goto drop;
 
 	mgp->tx_linearized++;