diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 9c962347cf85..ff315351269f 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ 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;