diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c b/drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c
index be0505b8b5d4e..785080f790738 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ static ssize_t yurex_write(struct file *file, const char __user *user_buffer,
 	prepare_to_wait(&dev->waitq, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 	dev_dbg(&dev->interface->dev, "%s - submit %c\n", __func__,
 		dev->cntl_buffer[0]);
-	retval = usb_submit_urb(dev->cntl_urb, GFP_KERNEL);
+	retval = usb_submit_urb(dev->cntl_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (retval >= 0)
 		timeout = schedule_timeout(YUREX_WRITE_TIMEOUT);
 	finish_wait(&dev->waitq, &wait);