diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/opticon.c b/drivers/usb/serial/opticon.c
index 4856fb7e637e70ffcc5f4da4cdb6536588b3aa95..4b7bfb394a32aba025e8e07ad3384759ea1723d8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/opticon.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/opticon.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static int opticon_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct usb_serial_port *port,
 
 	/* The connected devices do not have a bulk write endpoint,
 	 * to transmit data to de barcode device the control endpoint is used */
-	dr = kmalloc(sizeof(struct usb_ctrlrequest), GFP_NOIO);
+	dr = kmalloc(sizeof(struct usb_ctrlrequest), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!dr) {
 		count = -ENOMEM;
 		goto error_no_dr;