diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c
index 07a00dd9cfe0a6da6f3b036c576298ab2949fcd4..4b3482ce90a1c14377fad2882c2d0bf7c62cf031 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c
@@ -324,8 +324,9 @@ static int nixge_hw_dma_bd_init(struct net_device *ndev)
 					 + sizeof(*priv->rx_bd_v) *
 					 ((i + 1) % RX_BD_NUM));
 
-		skb = netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(ndev,
-						NIXGE_MAX_JUMBO_FRAME_SIZE);
+		skb = __netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(ndev,
+						  NIXGE_MAX_JUMBO_FRAME_SIZE,
+						  GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!skb)
 			goto out;