diff --git a/bsp/qemu-vexpress-a9/drivers/drv_smc911x.c b/bsp/qemu-vexpress-a9/drivers/drv_smc911x.c
index 4b33cc42157692abc4dc4e1daeda7abb619665f2..715cbfb75edc6134418df5dd3b2059fcb220e989 100644
--- a/bsp/qemu-vexpress-a9/drivers/drv_smc911x.c
+++ b/bsp/qemu-vexpress-a9/drivers/drv_smc911x.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ struct pbuf *smc911x_emac_rx(rt_device_t dev)
         tmplen = (pktlen + 3) / 4;
 
         /* allocate pbuf */
-        p = pbuf_alloc(PBUF_LINK, tmplen * 4, PBUF_RAM);
+        p = pbuf_alloc(PBUF_RAW, tmplen * 4, PBUF_RAM);
         if (p)
         {
             uint32_t *data = (uint32_t *)p->payload;