diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index 1345f34b6baf..617dd90803c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -589,13 +589,14 @@ void netvsc_linkstatus_callback(struct hv_device *device_obj,
 }
 
 static struct sk_buff *netvsc_alloc_recv_skb(struct net_device *net,
+					     struct napi_struct *napi,
 					     const struct ndis_tcp_ip_checksum_info *csum_info,
 					     const struct ndis_pkt_8021q_info *vlan,
 					     void *data, u32 buflen)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-	skb = netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(net, buflen);
+	skb = napi_alloc_skb(napi, buflen);
 	if (!skb)
 		return skb;
 
@@ -664,7 +665,8 @@ int netvsc_recv_callback(struct net_device *net,
 		net = vf_netdev;
 
 	/* Allocate a skb - TODO direct I/O to pages? */
-	skb = netvsc_alloc_recv_skb(net, csum_info, vlan, data, len);
+	skb = netvsc_alloc_recv_skb(net, &nvchan->napi,
+				    csum_info, vlan, data, len);
 	if (unlikely(!skb)) {
 		++net->stats.rx_dropped;
 		rcu_read_unlock();