diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index 41c4e9c..2c6379d 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netpoll_parse_options);
 
-int __netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np, struct net_device *ndev, gfp_t gfp)
+int __netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np, struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct netpoll_info *npinfo;
 	const struct net_device_ops *ops;
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (!ndev->npinfo) {
-		npinfo = kmalloc(sizeof(*npinfo), gfp);
+		npinfo = kmalloc(sizeof(*npinfo), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!npinfo) {
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@
 
 		ops = np->dev->netdev_ops;
 		if (ops->ndo_netpoll_setup) {
-			err = ops->ndo_netpoll_setup(ndev, npinfo, gfp);
+			err = ops->ndo_netpoll_setup(ndev, npinfo);
 			if (err)
 				goto free_npinfo;
 		}
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@
 	/* fill up the skb queue */
 	refill_skbs();
 
-	err = __netpoll_setup(np, ndev, GFP_KERNEL);
+	err = __netpoll_setup(np, ndev);
 	if (err)
 		goto put;