diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index cb1a1bb64ed8..e1a303e4f0f7 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -2472,7 +2472,7 @@ static inline gfp_t gfp_any(void)
 
 static inline gfp_t gfp_memcg_charge(void)
 {
-	return in_softirq() ? GFP_NOWAIT : GFP_KERNEL;
+	return in_softirq() ? GFP_ATOMIC : GFP_KERNEL;
 }
 
 static inline long sock_rcvtimeo(const struct sock *sk, bool noblock)