diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index 1d4da74..7e98106 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static int rx_submit (struct usbnet *dev, struct urb *urb, gfp_t flags)
 		return -ENOLINK;
 	}
 
-	skb = __netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(dev->net, size, flags);
+	skb = __netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(dev->net, size * 2, flags);
 	if (!skb) {
 		netif_dbg(dev, rx_err, dev->net, "no rx skb\n");
 		usbnet_defer_kevent (dev, EVENT_RX_MEMORY);