diff --git a/drivers/net/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/gianfar.c
index b2c49679bba78407fe51d58b57cc62344feb7b0d..a0519184e54ee7d7a30aed189a7ce13e5ab122f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gianfar.c
@@ -1885,8 +1885,17 @@ int gfar_clean_rx_ring(struct net_device *dev, int rx_work_limit)
 
 			if (unlikely(!newskb))
 				newskb = skb;
-			else if (skb)
+			else if (skb) {
+				/*
+				 * We need to reset ->data to what it
+				 * was before gfar_new_skb() re-aligned
+				 * it to an RXBUF_ALIGNMENT boundary
+				 * before we put the skb back on the
+				 * recycle list.
+				 */
+				skb->data = skb->head + NET_SKB_PAD;
 				__skb_queue_head(&priv->rx_recycle, skb);
+			}
 		} else {
 			/* Increment the number of packets */
 			dev->stats.rx_packets++;