diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index 49bc2db..70d60c8 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int err;
 
-	skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (skb == NULL)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOBUFS);