1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/taskstats.c b/kernel/taskstats.c
index e78187657330..2ed4040d0dc5 100644
--- a/kernel/taskstats.c
+++ b/kernel/taskstats.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static int prepare_reply(struct genl_info *info, u8 cmd, struct sk_buff **skbp,
         /*
          * If new attributes are added, please revisit this allocation
          */
-        skb = nlmsg_new(size);
+        skb = nlmsg_new(size, GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!skb)
                 return -ENOMEM;