diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ll2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ll2.c
index f2c8273dc..3f59834a0 100755
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ll2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ll2.c
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ static void qed_ll2b_complete_tx_packet(void *cxt,
 static int qed_ll2_alloc_buffer(struct qed_dev *cdev,
 				u8 **data, dma_addr_t *phys_addr)
 {
-	*data = kmalloc(cdev->ll2->rx_size, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	size_t size = cdev->ll2->rx_size + NET_SKB_PAD +
+		      SKB_DATA_ALIGN(sizeof(struct skb_shared_info));
+
+	*data = kmalloc(size, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!(*data)) {
 		DP_INFO(cdev, "Failed to allocate LL2 buffer data\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -2541,7 +2544,7 @@ static int qed_ll2_start(struct qed_dev *cdev, struct qed_ll2_params *params)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev->ll2->list);
 	spin_lock_init(&cdev->ll2->lock);
 
-	cdev->ll2->rx_size = NET_SKB_PAD + ETH_HLEN +
+	cdev->ll2->rx_size = PRM_DMA_PAD_BYTES_NUM + ETH_HLEN +
 			     L1_CACHE_BYTES + params->mtu;
 
 	/* Allocate memory for LL2.