diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index 3406cda57a45fcd684e2de912257602f038abc0b..736d5d1624a142e902d6023cf3ee801c5169fa14 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -2181,7 +2181,7 @@ static int sh_eth_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mdp->lock, flags);
 
-	if (skb_padto(skb, ETH_ZLEN))
+	if (skb_put_padto(skb, ETH_ZLEN))
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
 	entry = mdp->cur_tx % mdp->num_tx_ring;