diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c b/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c
index bd2d91546e32716c68522da2545cb74bc30117c1..1831738b33f4080409f00ea02cb46c828c77edbd 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ static struct tty_buffer *tty_buffer_alloc(struct tty_port *port, size_t size)
 	   have queued and recycle that ? */
 	if (atomic_read(&port->buf.mem_used) > port->buf.mem_limit)
 		return NULL;
+	printk_safe_enter();
 	p = kmalloc(sizeof(struct tty_buffer) + 2 * size, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	printk_safe_exit();
 	if (p == NULL)
 		return NULL;