1 files changed, 2 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index eb3abd79e4ee..4c8a44919705 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -616,22 +616,14 @@ static void ixgbe_alloc_rx_buffers(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 
                 if (!bi->skb) {
                         struct sk_buff *skb;
-                        skb = netdev_alloc_skb(adapter->netdev,
-                                               (rx_ring->rx_buf_len +
-                                                NET_IP_ALIGN));
+                        skb = netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(adapter->netdev,
+                                                        rx_ring->rx_buf_len);
 
                         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);
-
                         bi->skb = skb;
                         bi->dma = pci_map_single(pdev, skb->data,
                                                  rx_ring->rx_buf_len,