1 files changed, 1 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
index 91024a3cdad3..fad7f348dd1b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
@@ -170,18 +170,12 @@ static void igbvf_alloc_rx_buffers(struct igbvf_ring *rx_ring,
                 }
 
                 if (!buffer_info->skb) {
-                        skb = netdev_alloc_skb(netdev, bufsz + NET_IP_ALIGN);
+                        skb = netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(netdev, bufsz);
                         if (!skb) {
                                 adapter->alloc_rx_buff_failed++;
                                 goto no_buffers;
                         }
 
-                        /* Make buffer alignment 2 beyond a 16 byte boundary
-                         * this will result in a 16 byte aligned IP header after
-                         * the 14 byte MAC header is removed
-                         */
-                        skb_reserve(skb, NET_IP_ALIGN);
-
                         buffer_info->skb = skb;
                         buffer_info->dma = pci_map_single(pdev, skb->data,
                                                           bufsz,