diff --git sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_skbuff.c sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_skbuff.c
index dfa9dfb2ceb4..683109d08b3a 100644
--- sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_skbuff.c
+++ sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_skbuff.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
 #include "opt_ddb.h"
 
+#define	LKPI_SKB_4G_TEST
+
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/kernel.h>
@@ -53,6 +55,9 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
+#ifndef LKPI_SKB_4G_TEST
+#include <linux/log2.h>
+#endif
 
 #ifdef SKB_DEBUG
 SYSCTL_DECL(_compat_linuxkpi);
@@ -77,7 +82,13 @@ linuxkpi_alloc_skb(size_t size, gfp_t gfp)
 	 * Using our own type here not backing my kmalloc.
 	 * We assume no one calls kfree directly on the skb.
 	 */
+#ifndef LKPI_SKB_4G_TEST
 	skb = malloc(len, M_LKPISKB, linux_check_m_flags(gfp) | M_ZERO);
+#else
+	len = roundup_pow_of_two(len);
+	skb = contigmalloc(len, M_LKPISKB, linux_check_m_flags(gfp) | M_ZERO,
+	    0, 0xffffffff, PAGE_SIZE, 0);
+#endif
 	if (skb == NULL)
 		return (skb);
 	skb->_alloc_len = len;
@@ -156,7 +167,11 @@ linuxkpi_kfree_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		}
 	}
 
+#ifndef LKPI_SKB_4G_TEST
 	free(skb, M_LKPISKB);
+#else
+	contigfree(skb, skb->_alloc_len, M_LKPISKB);
+#endif
 }
 
 #ifdef DDB