diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
index 97ea059a7aa471..9aa457b53e0179 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ static ssize_t ffs_epfile_io(struct file *file, struct ffs_io_data *io_data)
 		else
 			ret = ep->status;
 		goto error_mutex;
-	} else if (!(req = usb_ep_alloc_request(ep->ep, GFP_KERNEL))) {
+	} else if (!(req = usb_ep_alloc_request(ep->ep, GFP_ATOMIC))) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 	} else {
 		req->buf      = data;