diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index 14f494a9318afccba9726c85be2837c47dc08162..8c303617cc37897c4b4c807a1db4074c6e1093ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -7359,7 +7359,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *rtl8169_try_rx_copy(void *data,
 	prefetch(data);
 	skb = napi_alloc_skb(&tp->napi, pkt_size);
 	if (skb)
-		memcpy(skb->data, data, pkt_size);
+		skb_copy_to_linear_data(skb, data, pkt_size);
 	dma_sync_single_for_device(d, addr, pkt_size, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 
 	return skb;