diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
index fe1811650dbc3d9fb0fc6a983486cbae3b653475..5aeb6d90307559ef7b23e7724a4666b6057c2195 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ rx_submit(struct eth_dev *dev, struct usb_request *req, gfp_t gfp_flags)
 	if (dev->port_usb->is_fixed)
 		size = max_t(size_t, size, dev->port_usb->fixed_out_len);
 
-	skb = alloc_skb(size + NET_IP_ALIGN, gfp_flags);
+	skb = __netdev_alloc_skb(dev->net, size + NET_IP_ALIGN, gfp_flags);
 	if (skb == NULL) {
 		DBG(dev, "no rx skb\n");
 		goto enomem;