diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/urb.c b/drivers/usb/core/urb.c
index c20c03aaf012..d05ead20081c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/urb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/urb.c
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ int usb_submit_urb(struct urb *urb, gfp_t mem_flags)
 
 	/* enforce simple/standard policy */
 	allowed = (URB_NO_TRANSFER_DMA_MAP | URB_NO_SETUP_DMA_MAP |
-			URB_NO_INTERRUPT | URB_DIR_MASK);
+			URB_NO_INTERRUPT | URB_DIR_MASK | URB_FREE_BUFFER);
 	switch (xfertype) {
 	case USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_BULK:
 		if (is_out)