diff --git a/drivers/atm/ambassador.c b/drivers/atm/ambassador.c
index 77a7480d..62a7607 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/ambassador.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/ambassador.c
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@
   rx.host_address = cpu_to_be32 (virt_to_bus (skb->data));
   
   skb->data = skb->head;
-  skb->tail = skb->head;
+  skb_reset_tail_pointer(skb);
   skb->len = 0;
   
   if (!rx_give (dev, &rx, pool)) {