diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/iuu_phoenix.c b/drivers/usb/serial/iuu_phoenix.c
index f1201d4de297..e8f06b41a503 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/iuu_phoenix.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/iuu_phoenix.c
@@ -532,23 +532,29 @@ static int iuu_uart_flush(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 	struct device *dev = &port->dev;
 	int i;
 	int status;
-	u8 rxcmd = IUU_UART_RX;
+	u8 *rxcmd;
 	struct iuu_private *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 
 	if (iuu_led(port, 0xF000, 0, 0, 0xFF) < 0)
 		return -EIO;
 
+	rxcmd = kmalloc(1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rxcmd)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	rxcmd[0] = IUU_UART_RX;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-		status = bulk_immediate(port, &rxcmd, 1);
+		status = bulk_immediate(port, rxcmd, 1);
 		if (status != IUU_OPERATION_OK) {
 			dev_dbg(dev, "%s - uart_flush_write error\n", __func__);
-			return status;
+			goto out_free;
 		}
 
 		status = read_immediate(port, &priv->len, 1);
 		if (status != IUU_OPERATION_OK) {
 			dev_dbg(dev, "%s - uart_flush_read error\n", __func__);
-			return status;
+			goto out_free;
 		}
 
 		if (priv->len > 0) {
@@ -556,12 +562,16 @@ static int iuu_uart_flush(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 			status = read_immediate(port, priv->buf, priv->len);
 			if (status != IUU_OPERATION_OK) {
 				dev_dbg(dev, "%s - uart_flush_read error\n", __func__);
-				return status;
+				goto out_free;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	dev_dbg(dev, "%s - uart_flush_read OK!\n", __func__);
 	iuu_led(port, 0, 0xF000, 0, 0xFF);
+
+out_free:
+	kfree(rxcmd);
+
 	return status;
 }