diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c b/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c
index 67c21263f9e0f250f0719b8e7f1fe15b0eba5ee0..fd281d43950554a0e492f569e7d1593265c89228 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static void virtbt_rx_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (!skb)
 		return;
 
-	skb->len = len;
+	skb_put(skb, len);
 	virtbt_rx_handle(vbt, skb);
 
 	if (virtbt_add_inbuf(vbt) < 0)