diff --git a/drivers/net/defxx.c b/drivers/net/defxx.c
index 6445cedd..4ec055d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/defxx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/defxx.c
@@ -2937,7 +2937,7 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < (int)(bp->rcv_bufs_to_post); i++)
 		for (j = 0; (i + j) < (int)PI_RCV_DATA_K_NUM_ENTRIES; j += bp->rcv_bufs_to_post)
 		{
-			struct sk_buff *newskb = __dev_alloc_skb(NEW_SKB_SIZE, GFP_NOIO);
+			struct sk_buff *newskb = __netdev_alloc_skb(bp->dev, NEW_SKB_SIZE, GFP_NOIO);
 			if (!newskb)
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			bp->descr_block_virt->rcv_data[i+j].long_0 = (u32) (PI_RCV_DESCR_M_SOP |