diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c b/drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c
index af19513a9f75..7ea113f51074 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static int qmimux_rx_fixup(struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		net = qmimux_find_dev(dev, hdr->mux_id);
 		if (!net)
 			goto skip;
-		skbn = netdev_alloc_skb(net, pkt_len);
+		skbn = netdev_alloc_skb(net, pkt_len + LL_MAX_HEADER);
 		if (!skbn)
 			return 0;
 		skbn->dev = net;
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ static int qmimux_rx_fixup(struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			goto skip;
 		}
 
+		skb_reserve(skbn, LL_MAX_HEADER);
 		skb_put_data(skbn, skb->data + offset + qmimux_hdr_sz, pkt_len);
 		if (netif_rx(skbn) != NET_RX_SUCCESS) {
 			net->stats.rx_errors++;