diff --git a/net/netrom/nr_subr.c b/net/netrom/nr_subr.c
index 029c8bb90f4c..a7d3a265befb 100644
--- a/net/netrom/nr_subr.c
+++ b/net/netrom/nr_subr.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void nr_write_internal(struct sock *sk, int frametype)
 	unsigned char  *dptr;
 	int len, timeout;
 
-	len = NR_NETWORK_LEN + NR_TRANSPORT_LEN;
+	len = NR_TRANSPORT_LEN;
 
 	switch (frametype & 0x0F) {
 	case NR_CONNREQ:
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ void nr_write_internal(struct sock *sk, int frametype)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if ((skb = alloc_skb(len, GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL)
+	skb = alloc_skb(NR_NETWORK_LEN + len, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!skb)
 		return;
 
 	/*
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ void nr_write_internal(struct sock *sk, int frametype)
 	 */
 	skb_reserve(skb, NR_NETWORK_LEN);
 
-	dptr = skb_put(skb, skb_tailroom(skb));
+	dptr = skb_put(skb, len);
 
 	switch (frametype & 0x0F) {
 	case NR_CONNREQ: