diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/rx.c
index 78200dcacfca05a3204eb4744c831e52a4a9aaa2..a1db4e032409ffd2bc87f53859f8a7b7f1e10cd8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/rx.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static int wl1271_rx_handle_data(struct wl1271 *wl, u8 *data, u32 length,
 	}
 
 	if (rx_align == WLCORE_RX_BUF_UNALIGNED)
-		reserved = NET_IP_ALIGN;
+		reserved = RX_BUF_ALIGN;
 
 	/* the data read starts with the descriptor */
 	desc = (struct wl1271_rx_descriptor *) data;
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static int wl1271_rx_handle_data(struct wl1271 *wl, u8 *data, u32 length,
 	 */
 	memcpy(buf, data + sizeof(*desc), pkt_data_len);
 	if (rx_align == WLCORE_RX_BUF_PADDED)
-		skb_pull(skb, NET_IP_ALIGN);
+		skb_pull(skb, RX_BUF_ALIGN);
 
 	*hlid = desc->hlid;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/rx.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/rx.h
index 9be780179456bf6a3f9091e920e544d4082da307..4324a427e8353b59355ad8bc254def7f83a5eb06 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/rx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/rx.h
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@
 /* If set, the buffer was padded by the FW to be 4 bytes aligned */
 #define RX_BUF_PADDED_PAYLOAD        BIT(30)
 
+/*
+ * Account for the padding inserted by the FW in case of RX_ALIGNMENT
+ * or for fixing alignment in case the packet wasn't aligned.
+ */
+#define RX_BUF_ALIGN                 2
+
 /* Describes the alignment state of a Rx buffer */
 enum wl_rx_buf_align {
 	WLCORE_RX_BUF_ALIGNED,