diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 6e52f3ad182f..3cb298f1d69c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -3076,7 +3076,7 @@ fec_enet_alloc_rxq_buffers(struct net_device *ndev, unsigned int queue)
 	rxq = fep->rx_queue[queue];
 	bdp = rxq->bd.base;
 	for (i = 0; i < rxq->bd.ring_size; i++) {
-		skb = netdev_alloc_skb(ndev, FEC_ENET_RX_FRSIZE);
+		skb = __netdev_alloc_skb(ndev, FEC_ENET_RX_FRSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!skb)
 			goto err_alloc;