diff --git a/include/net/rose.h b/include/net/rose.h
index a4047d3cf5dd..e5bb084d8754 100644
--- a/include/net/rose.h
+++ b/include/net/rose.h
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ extern void rose_kick(struct sock *);
 extern void rose_enquiry_response(struct sock *);
 
 /* rose_route.c */
-extern struct rose_neigh rose_loopback_neigh;
+extern struct rose_neigh *rose_loopback_neigh;
 extern const struct file_operations rose_neigh_fops;
 extern const struct file_operations rose_nodes_fops;
 extern const struct file_operations rose_routes_fops;
diff --git a/net/rose/rose_loopback.c b/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
index cd01642f0491..114df6eec8c3 100644
--- a/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
+++ b/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static void rose_loopback_timer(unsigned long param)
 
 		skb_reset_transport_header(skb);
 
-		sk = rose_find_socket(lci_o, &rose_loopback_neigh);
+		sk = rose_find_socket(lci_o, rose_loopback_neigh);
 		if (sk) {
 			if (rose_process_rx_frame(sk, skb) == 0)
 				kfree_skb(skb);
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static void rose_loopback_timer(unsigned long param)
 
 		if (frametype == ROSE_CALL_REQUEST) {
 			if ((dev = rose_dev_get(dest)) != NULL) {
-				if (rose_rx_call_request(skb, dev, &rose_loopback_neigh, lci_o) == 0)
+				if (rose_rx_call_request(skb, dev, rose_loopback_neigh, lci_o) == 0)
 					kfree_skb(skb);
 			} else {
 				kfree_skb(skb);
diff --git a/net/rose/rose_route.c b/net/rose/rose_route.c
index bbcbad1da0d0..96f61a71b252 100644
--- a/net/rose/rose_route.c
+++ b/net/rose/rose_route.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(rose_neigh_list_lock);
 static struct rose_route *rose_route_list;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(rose_route_list_lock);
 
-struct rose_neigh rose_loopback_neigh;
+struct rose_neigh *rose_loopback_neigh;
 
 /*
  *	Add a new route to a node, and in the process add the node and the
@@ -362,7 +362,12 @@ out:
  */
 void rose_add_loopback_neigh(void)
 {
-	struct rose_neigh *sn = &rose_loopback_neigh;
+	struct rose_neigh *sn;
+
+	rose_loopback_neigh = kmalloc(sizeof(struct rose_neigh), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rose_loopback_neigh)
+		return;
+	sn = rose_loopback_neigh;
 
 	sn->callsign  = null_ax25_address;
 	sn->digipeat  = NULL;
@@ -417,13 +422,13 @@ int rose_add_loopback_node(rose_address *address)
 	rose_node->mask         = 10;
 	rose_node->count        = 1;
 	rose_node->loopback     = 1;
-	rose_node->neighbour[0] = &rose_loopback_neigh;
+	rose_node->neighbour[0] = rose_loopback_neigh;
 
 	/* Insert at the head of list. Address is always mask=10 */
 	rose_node->next = rose_node_list;
 	rose_node_list  = rose_node;
 
-	rose_loopback_neigh.count++;
+	rose_loopback_neigh->count++;
 
 out:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&rose_node_list_lock);
@@ -454,7 +459,7 @@ void rose_del_loopback_node(rose_address *address)
 
 	rose_remove_node(rose_node);
 
-	rose_loopback_neigh.count--;
+	rose_loopback_neigh->count--;
 
 out:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&rose_node_list_lock);