diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
index bc5df50..b0a1e84 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
 
 	ubi_msg("create volume table (copy #%d)", copy + 1);
 
-	vid_hdr = ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(ubi);
+	vid_hdr = ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(ubi, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vid_hdr)
 		return -ENOMEM;