diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index e376cfaf8ab7..2ffda79a462a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ int serial8250_em485_init(struct uart_8250_port *p)
 	if (p->em485 != NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	p->em485 = kmalloc(sizeof(struct uart_8250_em485), GFP_KERNEL);
+	p->em485 = kmalloc(sizeof(struct uart_8250_em485), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (p->em485 == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;