diff --git a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
index 2bc9d63..926c31b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@
 		bufsz = adapter->rx_ps_hdr_size;
 	else
 		bufsz = adapter->rx_buffer_len;
-	bufsz += NET_IP_ALIGN;
 
 	while (cleaned_count--) {
 		rx_desc = IGBVF_RX_DESC_ADV(*rx_ring, i);
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@
 		}
 
 		if (!buffer_info->skb) {
-			skb = netdev_alloc_skb(netdev, bufsz);
+			skb = netdev_alloc_skb(netdev, bufsz + NET_IP_ALIGN);
 			if (!skb) {
 				adapter->alloc_rx_buff_failed++;
 				goto no_buffers;
@@ -286,7 +285,7 @@
 
 		if (!skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags) {
 			pci_unmap_single(pdev, buffer_info->dma,
-			                 adapter->rx_ps_hdr_size + NET_IP_ALIGN,
+			                 adapter->rx_ps_hdr_size,
 			                 PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
 			skb_put(skb, hlen);
 		}