diff --git a/target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-2.6.28/813-use_netdev_alloc_skb.patch b/target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-2.6.28/813-use_netdev_alloc_skb.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6641e40e2e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-2.6.28/813-use_netdev_alloc_skb.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/drivers/net/b44.c
++++ b/drivers/net/b44.c
+@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ static int b44_rx(struct b44 *bp, int bu
+ 			struct sk_buff *copy_skb;
+ 
+ 			b44_recycle_rx(bp, cons, bp->rx_prod);
+-			copy_skb = dev_alloc_skb(len + 2);
++			copy_skb = netdev_alloc_skb(bp->dev, len + 2);
+ 			if (copy_skb == NULL)
+ 				goto drop_it_no_recycle;
+