diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
index 732e6ed5d7b469..39bb65265bff3e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ static ssize_t ffs_epfile_io(struct file *file, struct ffs_io_data *io_data)
 		}
 
 		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;