diff --git a/net/tipc/msg.c b/net/tipc/msg.c
index a687b30..35523fb 100644
--- a/net/tipc/msg.c
+++ b/net/tipc/msg.c
@@ -46,6 +46,29 @@
 	return (i + 3) & ~3u;
 }
 
+/**
+ * tipc_buf_acquire - creates a TIPC message buffer
+ * @size: message size (including TIPC header)
+ *
+ * Returns a new buffer with data pointers set to the specified size.
+ *
+ * NOTE: Headroom is reserved to allow prepending of a data link header.
+ *       There may also be unrequested tailroom present at the buffer's end.
+ */
+struct sk_buff *tipc_buf_acquire(u32 size)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	unsigned int buf_size = (BUF_HEADROOM + size + 3) & ~3u;
+
+	skb = alloc_skb_fclone(buf_size, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (skb) {
+		skb_reserve(skb, BUF_HEADROOM);
+		skb_put(skb, size);
+		skb->next = NULL;
+	}
+	return skb;
+}
+
 void tipc_msg_init(struct tipc_msg *m, u32 user, u32 type, u32 hsize,
 		   u32 destnode)
 {