diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
index 1adb0245b9dd80ba5d485bc51c6048f51dabb79b..0741aded9eb057bbc2454a220bd6a19318e975fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ static int gfar_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 
 	if (dev->features & NETIF_F_IP_CSUM ||
 			priv->device_flags & FSL_GIANFAR_DEV_HAS_TIMER)
-		dev->hard_header_len += GMAC_FCB_LEN;
+		dev->needed_headroom = GMAC_FCB_LEN;
 
 	/* Program the isrg regs only if number of grps > 1 */
 	if (priv->num_grps > 1) {