diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index 402390b1a66b..74a833ad7aa9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -1969,7 +1969,7 @@ static int __usbnet_read_cmd(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u8 reqtype,
 		   cmd, reqtype, value, index, size);
 
 	if (size) {
-		buf = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		buf = kmalloc(size, GFP_NOIO);
 		if (!buf)
 			goto out;
 	}
@@ -2001,7 +2001,7 @@ static int __usbnet_write_cmd(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u8 reqtype,
 		   cmd, reqtype, value, index, size);
 
 	if (data) {
-		buf = kmemdup(data, size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		buf = kmemdup(data, size, GFP_NOIO);
 		if (!buf)
 			goto out;
 	} else {