diff --git a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
index 54f2d331d212..f17950996519 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
@@ -706,15 +706,20 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(qrtr_peek_pkt_size);
 static void qrtr_alloc_backup(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	int errcode;
 
 	while (skb_queue_len(&qrtr_backup_lo) < QRTR_BACKUP_LO_NUM) {
-		skb = alloc_skb(QRTR_BACKUP_LO_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+		skb = alloc_skb_with_frags(sizeof(struct qrtr_hdr_v1),
+					   QRTR_BACKUP_LO_SIZE, 0, &errcode,
+					   GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!skb)
 			break;
 		skb_queue_tail(&qrtr_backup_lo, skb);
 	}
 	while (skb_queue_len(&qrtr_backup_hi) < QRTR_BACKUP_HI_NUM) {
-		skb = alloc_skb(QRTR_BACKUP_HI_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+		skb = alloc_skb_with_frags(sizeof(struct qrtr_hdr_v1),
+					   QRTR_BACKUP_HI_SIZE, 0, &errcode,
+					   GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!skb)
 			break;
 		skb_queue_tail(&qrtr_backup_hi, skb);