diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/files/drivers/net/ramips.c b/target/linux/ramips/files/drivers/net/ramips.c
index 5a728be02..4274c923b 100644
--- a/target/linux/ramips/files/drivers/net/ramips.c
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/files/drivers/net/ramips.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ ramips_eth_rx_hw(unsigned long ptr)
 		max_rx--;
 
 		rx_skb = priv->rx_skb[rx];
-		rx_skb->len = RX_DMA_PLEN0(priv->rx[rx].rxd2);
+		skb_put(rx_skb, RX_DMA_PLEN0(priv->rx[rx].rxd2));
 		rx_skb->dev = dev;
 		rx_skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(rx_skb, dev);
 		rx_skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;