diff --git a/net/irda/irnetlink.c b/net/irda/irnetlink.c
index 2f05ec1..82c6118 100644
--- a/net/irda/irnetlink.c
+++ b/net/irda/irnetlink.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	msg = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	msg = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!msg) {
 		dev_put(dev);
 		return -ENOMEM;