diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c
index b872515..ae3f4eb 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c
@@ -661,8 +661,8 @@
 	frame->tag = tag;
 
 	/* allocate buffer for frame assembling */
-	frame->skb = alloc_skb(frame->length +
-			       sizeof(struct ipv6hdr), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	frame->skb = netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(skb->dev, frame->length +
+					       sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
 
 	if (!frame->skb)
 		goto skb_err;