diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index da1019451ccb..4581ece48bb2 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -471,6 +471,13 @@ int __netpoll_rx(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (skb->len < len || len < iph->ihl*4)
 		goto out;
 
+	/*
+	 * Our transport medium may have padded the buffer out.
+	 * Now We trim to the true length of the frame.
+	 */
+	if (pskb_trim_rcsum(skb, len))
+		goto out;
+
 	if (iph->protocol != IPPROTO_UDP)
 		goto out;