diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/sir_dev.c b/drivers/net/irda/sir_dev.c
index 5b5862499def5e3163738aaa3b7d2b5f01382e6b..c23d211758ae9480ae34a3e2a72d96cffa337a62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/sir_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/sir_dev.c
@@ -753,7 +753,8 @@ static int sirdev_alloc_buffers(struct sir_dev *dev)
 	dev->rx_buff.truesize = IRDA_SKB_MAX_MTU; 
 
 	/* Bootstrap ZeroCopy Rx */
-	dev->rx_buff.skb = __dev_alloc_skb(dev->rx_buff.truesize, GFP_KERNEL);
+	dev->rx_buff.skb = __netdev_alloc_skb(dev->netdev, dev->rx_buff.truesize,
+					      GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (dev->rx_buff.skb == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	skb_reserve(dev->rx_buff.skb, 1);