diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/cdns2/cdns2-gadget.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/cdns2/cdns2-gadget.c
index 308d3c468ab1..8719f1f86e61 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/cdns2/cdns2-gadget.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/cdns2/cdns2-gadget.c
@@ -2341,7 +2341,7 @@ static int cdns2_gadget_start(struct cdns2_device *pdev)
 
 	/* Allocate memory for setup packet buffer. */
 	buf = dma_alloc_coherent(pdev->dev, 8, &pdev->ep0_preq.request.dma,
-				 GFP_DMA);
+				 GFP_KERNEL);
 	pdev->ep0_preq.request.buf = buf;
 
 	if (!pdev->ep0_preq.request.buf) {