diff --git a/drivers/net/sky2.c b/drivers/net/sky2.c
index 2ab5c39..3a449d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sky2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sky2.c
@@ -2191,9 +2191,8 @@
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-	skb = netdev_alloc_skb(sky2->netdev, length + 2);
+	skb = netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(sky2->netdev, length);
 	if (likely(skb)) {
-		skb_reserve(skb, 2);
 		pci_dma_sync_single_for_cpu(sky2->hw->pdev, re->data_addr,
 					    length, PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
 		skb_copy_from_linear_data(re->skb, skb->data, length);