diff --git a/drivers/net/sc92031.c b/drivers/net/sc92031.c
index 8d60300..b7e0eb4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sc92031.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sc92031.c
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@
 
 		rx_len -= rx_size_align + 4;
 
-		skb = netdev_alloc_skb(dev, pkt_size + NET_IP_ALIGN);
+		skb = netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(dev, pkt_size);
 		if (unlikely(!skb)) {
 			if (printk_ratelimit())
 				printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Couldn't allocate a skb_buff for a packet of size %u\n",
@@ -801,8 +801,6 @@
 			goto next;
 		}
 
-		skb_reserve(skb, NET_IP_ALIGN);
-
 		if ((rx_ring_offset + pkt_size) > RX_BUF_LEN) {
 			memcpy(skb_put(skb, RX_BUF_LEN - rx_ring_offset),
 				rx_ring + rx_ring_offset, RX_BUF_LEN - rx_ring_offset);