diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
index b01300164fc0..248fda6d06f8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static int write_parport_reg_nonblock(struct mos7715_parport *mos_parport,
 		kfree(urbtrack);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	urbtrack->setup = kmalloc(sizeof(*urbtrack->setup), GFP_KERNEL);
+	urbtrack->setup = kmalloc(sizeof(*urbtrack->setup), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!urbtrack->setup) {
 		usb_free_urb(urbtrack->urb);
 		kfree(urbtrack);