diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/keyspan_remote.c b/drivers/input/misc/keyspan_remote.c
index 67482b248b2d..a8937ceac66a 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/keyspan_remote.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/keyspan_remote.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ static int keyspan_probe(struct usb_interface *interface, const struct usb_devic
 	remote->in_endpoint = endpoint;
 	remote->toggle = -1;	/* Set to -1 so we will always not match the toggle from the first remote message. */
 
-	remote->in_buffer = usb_alloc_coherent(udev, RECV_SIZE, GFP_ATOMIC, &remote->in_dma);
+	remote->in_buffer = usb_alloc_coherent(udev, RECV_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL, &remote->in_dma);
 	if (!remote->in_buffer) {
 		error = -ENOMEM;
 		goto fail1;