diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c b/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c
index 0f4a70ce3823..c644e26394b4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static void setup_line(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	dbg("%s(): submitting interrupt urb", __func__);
 	port->interrupt_in_urb->dev = port->serial->dev;
-	result = usb_submit_urb(port->interrupt_in_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	result = usb_submit_urb(port->interrupt_in_urb, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (result != 0) {
 		dev_err(&port->dev, "%s(): usb_submit_urb() failed"
 				" with error %d\n", __func__, result);
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void send_data(struct work_struct *work)
 
 		dbg("%s(): submitting interrupt urb", __func__);
 		port->interrupt_in_urb->dev = port->serial->dev;
-		result = usb_submit_urb(port->interrupt_in_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		result = usb_submit_urb(port->interrupt_in_urb, GFP_NOIO);
 		if (result != 0) {
 			dev_err(&port->dev, "%s(): usb_submit_urb() failed"
 				" with error %d\n", __func__, result);
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ void send_data(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	port->write_urb->transfer_buffer_length = count;
 	port->write_urb->dev = port->serial->dev;
-	result = usb_submit_urb(port->write_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	result = usb_submit_urb(port->write_urb, GFP_NOIO);
 	if (result != 0) {
 		dev_err(&port->dev, "%s(): usb_submit_urb() failed"
 			       " with error %d\n", __func__, result);