1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/fec.c b/drivers/net/fec.c
index 5ca2d6bcc23a..ba3eb54b63f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fec.c
@@ -598,13 +598,14 @@ fec_enet_rx(struct net_device *dev)
                  * include that when passing upstream as it messes up
                  * bridging applications.
                  */
-                skb = dev_alloc_skb(pkt_len - 4);
+                skb = dev_alloc_skb(pkt_len - 4 + NET_IP_ALIGN);
 
-                if (skb == NULL) {
+                if (unlikely(!skb)) {
                         printk("%s: Memory squeeze, dropping packet.\n",
                                         dev->name);
                         dev->stats.rx_dropped++;
                 } else {
+                        skb_reserve(skb, NET_IP_ALIGN);
                         skb_put(skb, pkt_len - 4);      /* Make room */
                         skb_copy_to_linear_data(skb, data, pkt_len - 4);
                         skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, dev);