diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.h
index 373fd094f2f320b5beff6c0194a150c5cc044e0f..6e8a9c8467b9a62f8383b9b692ceabeb9ad1cf42 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.h
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ extern const char gfar_driver_version[];
 #define DEFAULT_RX_LFC_THR  16
 #define DEFAULT_LFC_PTVVAL  4
 
-#define GFAR_RXB_SIZE 1536
+/* prevent fragmenation by HW in DSA environments */
+#define GFAR_RXB_SIZE roundup(1536 + 8, 64)
 #define GFAR_SKBFRAG_SIZE (RXBUF_ALIGNMENT + GFAR_RXB_SIZE \
 			  + SKB_DATA_ALIGN(sizeof(struct skb_shared_info)))
 #define GFAR_RXB_TRUESIZE 2048