diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
index 4eb277225a771..56bc364391464 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ static int mos7720_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct usb_serial_port *port,
 
 	if (urb->transfer_buffer == NULL) {
 		urb->transfer_buffer = kmalloc(URB_TRANSFER_BUFFER_SIZE,
-					       GFP_KERNEL);
+					       GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!urb->transfer_buffer)
 			goto exit;
 	}