diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
index 758eb21430cd..df3cc89dfb37 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ static int hid_post_reset(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	 * configuration descriptors passed, we already know that
 	 * the size of the HID report descriptor has not changed.
 	 */
-	rdesc = kmalloc(hid->dev_rsize, GFP_KERNEL);
+	rdesc = kmalloc(hid->dev_rsize, GFP_NOIO);
 	if (!rdesc)
 		return -ENOMEM;