diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
index 05f86ff8875c9b2f67fe465e4c8715ab7b2c6f85..f9afab77b79fb5e5718d1b19a2df5e7cb1cd35fa 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ static bool vnt_alloc_bufs(struct vnt_private *priv)
 		tx_context->pkt_no = ii;
 
 		/* allocate URBs */
-		tx_context->urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		tx_context->urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!tx_context->urb) {
 			dev_err(&priv->usb->dev, "alloc tx urb failed\n");
 			goto free_tx;
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ static bool vnt_alloc_bufs(struct vnt_private *priv)
 		rcb->priv = priv;
 
 		/* allocate URBs */
-		rcb->urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		rcb->urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!rcb->urb) {
 			dev_err(&priv->usb->dev, "Failed to alloc rx urb\n");
 			goto free_rx_tx;
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ static bool vnt_alloc_bufs(struct vnt_private *priv)
 			goto free_rx_tx;
 	}
 
-	priv->interrupt_urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	priv->interrupt_urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv->interrupt_urb) {
 		dev_err(&priv->usb->dev, "Failed to alloc int urb\n");
 		goto free_rx_tx;