diff --git a/net/atm/common.c b/net/atm/common.c
index d34edbe..c1c9793 100644
--- a/net/atm/common.c
+++ b/net/atm/common.c
@@ -62,15 +62,15 @@
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct sock *sk = sk_atm(vcc);
 
-	if (atomic_read(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc) && !atm_may_send(vcc, size)) {
+	if (sk_wmem_alloc_get(sk) && !atm_may_send(vcc, size)) {
 		pr_debug("Sorry: wmem_alloc = %d, size = %d, sndbuf = %d\n",
-			atomic_read(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc), size,
+			sk_wmem_alloc_get(sk), size,
 			sk->sk_sndbuf);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	while (!(skb = alloc_skb(size,GFP_KERNEL))) schedule();
-	pr_debug("AlTx %d += %d\n", atomic_read(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc),
-		skb->truesize);
+	while (!(skb = alloc_skb(size, GFP_KERNEL)))
+		schedule();
+	pr_debug("AlTx %d += %d\n", sk_wmem_alloc_get(sk), skb->truesize);
 	atomic_add(skb->truesize, &sk->sk_wmem_alloc);
 	return skb;
 }
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 	memset(&vcc->local,0,sizeof(struct sockaddr_atmsvc));
 	memset(&vcc->remote,0,sizeof(struct sockaddr_atmsvc));
 	vcc->qos.txtp.max_sdu = 1 << 16; /* for meta VCs */
-	atomic_set(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc, 0);
+	atomic_set(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc, 1);
 	atomic_set(&sk->sk_rmem_alloc, 0);
 	vcc->push = NULL;
 	vcc->pop = NULL;