diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 493b065..be3ebd7 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -330,6 +330,14 @@
 	NAPI_STATE_NPSVC,	/* Netpoll - don't dequeue from poll_list */
 };
 
+enum {
+	GRO_MERGED,
+	GRO_MERGED_FREE,
+	GRO_HELD,
+	GRO_NORMAL,
+	GRO_DROP,
+};
+
 extern void __napi_schedule(struct napi_struct *n);
 
 static inline int napi_disable_pending(struct napi_struct *n)
diff --git a/include/linux/netpoll.h b/include/linux/netpoll.h
index e38d3c9..de99025 100644
--- a/include/linux/netpoll.h
+++ b/include/linux/netpoll.h
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static inline int netpoll_rx_on(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct netpoll_info *npinfo = skb->dev->npinfo;
+
+	return npinfo && (npinfo->rx_np || npinfo->rx_flags);
+}
+
 static inline int netpoll_receive_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	if (!list_empty(&skb->dev->napi_list))
@@ -99,6 +106,10 @@
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+static inline int netpoll_rx_on(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 static inline int netpoll_receive_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_core.c b/net/8021q/vlan_core.c
index 2d6e405..6227248 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_core.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_core.c
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@
 {
 	struct sk_buff *p;
 
+	if (netpoll_rx_on(skb))
+		return GRO_NORMAL;
+
 	if (skb_bond_should_drop(skb))
 		goto drop;
 
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@
 	return dev_gro_receive(napi, skb);
 
 drop:
-	return 2;
+	return GRO_DROP;
 }
 
 int vlan_gro_receive(struct napi_struct *napi, struct vlan_group *grp,
@@ -106,9 +109,6 @@
 {
 	skb_gro_reset_offset(skb);
 
-	if (netpoll_receive_skb(skb))
-		return NET_RX_DROP;
-
 	return napi_skb_finish(vlan_gro_common(napi, grp, vlan_tci, skb), skb);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vlan_gro_receive);
@@ -121,9 +121,6 @@
 	if (!skb)
 		return NET_RX_DROP;
 
-	if (netpoll_receive_skb(skb))
-		return NET_RX_DROP;
-
 	return napi_frags_finish(napi, skb,
 				 vlan_gro_common(napi, grp, vlan_tci, skb));
 }
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 033d7ca..7bd3c29 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -135,14 +135,6 @@
 /* This should be increased if a protocol with a bigger head is added. */
 #define GRO_MAX_HEAD (MAX_HEADER + 128)
 
-enum {
-	GRO_MERGED,
-	GRO_MERGED_FREE,
-	GRO_HELD,
-	GRO_NORMAL,
-	GRO_DROP,
-};
-
 /*
  *	The list of packet types we will receive (as opposed to discard)
  *	and the routines to invoke.
@@ -2474,6 +2466,9 @@
 {
 	struct sk_buff *p;
 
+	if (netpoll_rx_on(skb))
+		return GRO_NORMAL;
+
 	for (p = napi->gro_list; p; p = p->next) {
 		NAPI_GRO_CB(p)->same_flow = !compare_ether_header(
 			skb_mac_header(p), skb_gro_mac_header(skb));
@@ -2487,9 +2482,6 @@
 {
 	int err = NET_RX_SUCCESS;
 
-	if (netpoll_receive_skb(skb))
-		return NET_RX_DROP;
-
 	switch (ret) {
 	case GRO_NORMAL:
 		return netif_receive_skb(skb);
@@ -2587,9 +2579,6 @@
 {
 	int err = NET_RX_SUCCESS;
 
-	if (netpoll_receive_skb(skb))
-		return NET_RX_DROP;
-
 	switch (ret) {
 	case GRO_NORMAL:
 	case GRO_HELD: