diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/r8a66597-udc.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/r8a66597-udc.c
index f694573d81b3..84b227ede082 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/r8a66597-udc.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/r8a66597-udc.c
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ __acquires(r8a66597->lock)
 	r8a66597->ep0_req->length = 2;
 	/* AV: what happens if we get called again before that gets through? */
 	spin_unlock(&r8a66597->lock);
-	r8a66597_queue(r8a66597->gadget.ep0, r8a66597->ep0_req, GFP_KERNEL);
+	r8a66597_queue(r8a66597->gadget.ep0, r8a66597->ep0_req, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	spin_lock(&r8a66597->lock);
 }