diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index bd9b3cd25a76..3808b12da7f6 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static inline u32 netlink_group_mask(u32 group)
 static struct sk_buff *netlink_to_full_skb(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 					   gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
-	unsigned int len = skb_end_offset(skb);
+	unsigned int len = skb->len;
 	struct sk_buff *new;
 
 	new = alloc_skb(len, gfp_mask);