diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
index 1d8c6e910279c..c7eb05e4a6bf4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ static int axienet_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 			packets++;
 		}
 
-		new_skb = netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(lp->ndev, lp->max_frm_size);
+		new_skb = napi_alloc_skb(napi, lp->max_frm_size);
 		if (!new_skb)
 			break;