diff --git a/kernel/taskstats.c b/kernel/taskstats.c
index f45c5e7..4f3f0e4 100644
--- a/kernel/taskstats.c
+++ b/kernel/taskstats.c
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * If new attributes are added, please revisit this allocation
 	 */
-	size = nlmsg_total_size(genlmsg_total_size(size));
-	skb = nlmsg_new(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	skb = nlmsg_new(genlmsg_total_size(size), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!skb)
 		return -ENOMEM;