diff --git a/include/net/rose.h b/include/net/rose.h
index 0143796a3e37..4c05a88b921b 100644
--- a/include/net/rose.h
+++ b/include/net/rose.h
@@ -188,12 +188,12 @@ 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 struct file_operations rose_neigh_fops;
 extern struct file_operations rose_nodes_fops;
 extern struct file_operations rose_routes_fops;
 
-extern int __must_check rose_add_loopback_neigh(void);
+extern void rose_add_loopback_neigh(void);
 extern int __must_check rose_add_loopback_node(rose_address *);
 extern void rose_del_loopback_node(rose_address *);
 extern void rose_rt_device_down(struct net_device *);
diff --git a/net/rose/rose_loopback.c b/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
index 103b4d38f88a..3e41bd93ab9f 100644
--- a/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
+++ b/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ static void rose_loopback_timer(unsigned long param)
 
 		skb->h.raw = skb->data;
 
-		if ((sk = rose_find_socket(lci_o, rose_loopback_neigh)) != NULL) {
+		sk = rose_find_socket(lci_o, &rose_loopback_neigh);
+		if (sk) {
 			if (rose_process_rx_frame(sk, skb) == 0)
 				kfree_skb(skb);
 			continue;
@@ -87,7 +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 d02985b00a20..8028c0d425dc 100644
--- a/net/rose/rose_route.c
+++ b/net/rose/rose_route.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ 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
@@ -361,33 +361,30 @@ out:
 /*
  *	Add the loopback neighbour.
  */
-int rose_add_loopback_neigh(void)
+void rose_add_loopback_neigh(void)
 {
-	if ((rose_loopback_neigh = kmalloc(sizeof(struct rose_neigh), GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	struct rose_neigh *sn = &rose_loopback_neigh;
 
-	rose_loopback_neigh->callsign  = null_ax25_address;
-	rose_loopback_neigh->digipeat  = NULL;
-	rose_loopback_neigh->ax25      = NULL;
-	rose_loopback_neigh->dev       = NULL;
-	rose_loopback_neigh->count     = 0;
-	rose_loopback_neigh->use       = 0;
-	rose_loopback_neigh->dce_mode  = 1;
-	rose_loopback_neigh->loopback  = 1;
-	rose_loopback_neigh->number    = rose_neigh_no++;
-	rose_loopback_neigh->restarted = 1;
+	sn->callsign  = null_ax25_address;
+	sn->digipeat  = NULL;
+	sn->ax25      = NULL;
+	sn->dev       = NULL;
+	sn->count     = 0;
+	sn->use       = 0;
+	sn->dce_mode  = 1;
+	sn->loopback  = 1;
+	sn->number    = rose_neigh_no++;
+	sn->restarted = 1;
 
-	skb_queue_head_init(&rose_loopback_neigh->queue);
+	skb_queue_head_init(&sn->queue);
 
-	init_timer(&rose_loopback_neigh->ftimer);
-	init_timer(&rose_loopback_neigh->t0timer);
+	init_timer(&sn->ftimer);
+	init_timer(&sn->t0timer);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&rose_neigh_list_lock);
-	rose_loopback_neigh->next = rose_neigh_list;
-	rose_neigh_list           = rose_loopback_neigh;
+	sn->next = rose_neigh_list;
+	rose_neigh_list           = sn;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&rose_neigh_list_lock);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -421,13 +418,13 @@ 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);
@@ -458,7 +455,7 @@ 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);