diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
index a1e43d6f7ebb..7d7197e2cfc4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ retry:
 		}
 
 		if (io_data->aio) {
-			req = usb_ep_alloc_request(ep->ep, GFP_KERNEL);
+			req = usb_ep_alloc_request(ep->ep, GFP_ATOMIC);
 			if (unlikely(!req))
 				goto error_lock;