diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index f5baeb154d39..4852445122d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ static inline bool i40e_page_is_reserved(struct page *page)
  * i40e_add_rx_frag - Add contents of Rx buffer to sk_buff
  * @rx_ring: rx descriptor ring to transact packets on
  * @rx_buffer: buffer containing page to add
- * @rx_desc: descriptor containing length of buffer written by hardware
+ * @size: packet length from rx_desc
  * @skb: sk_buff to place the data into
  *
  * This function will add the data contained in rx_buffer->page to the skb.
@@ -1538,13 +1538,10 @@ static inline bool i40e_page_is_reserved(struct page *page)
  **/
 static bool i40e_add_rx_frag(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring,
 			     struct i40e_rx_buffer *rx_buffer,
-			     union i40e_rx_desc *rx_desc,
+			     unsigned int size,
 			     struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct page *page = rx_buffer->page;
-	u64 qword = le64_to_cpu(rx_desc->wb.qword1.status_error_len);
-	unsigned int size = (qword & I40E_RXD_QW1_LENGTH_PBUF_MASK) >>
-			    I40E_RXD_QW1_LENGTH_PBUF_SHIFT;
 #if (PAGE_SIZE < 8192)
 	unsigned int truesize = I40E_RXBUFFER_2048;
 #else
@@ -1613,6 +1610,11 @@ static inline
 struct sk_buff *i40e_fetch_rx_buffer(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring,
 				     union i40e_rx_desc *rx_desc)
 {
+	u64 local_status_error_len =
+		le64_to_cpu(rx_desc->wb.qword1.status_error_len);
+	unsigned int size =
+		(local_status_error_len & I40E_RXD_QW1_LENGTH_PBUF_MASK) >>
+		I40E_RXD_QW1_LENGTH_PBUF_SHIFT;
 	struct i40e_rx_buffer *rx_buffer;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct page *page;
@@ -1654,11 +1656,11 @@ struct sk_buff *i40e_fetch_rx_buffer(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring,
 	dma_sync_single_range_for_cpu(rx_ring->dev,
 				      rx_buffer->dma,
 				      rx_buffer->page_offset,
-				      I40E_RXBUFFER_2048,
+				      size,
 				      DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 
 	/* pull page into skb */
-	if (i40e_add_rx_frag(rx_ring, rx_buffer, rx_desc, skb)) {
+	if (i40e_add_rx_frag(rx_ring, rx_buffer, size, skb)) {
 		/* hand second half of page back to the ring */
 		i40e_reuse_rx_page(rx_ring, rx_buffer);
 		rx_ring->rx_stats.page_reuse_count++;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
index d4e488267988..4264d9133366 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ static inline bool i40e_page_is_reserved(struct page *page)
  * i40e_add_rx_frag - Add contents of Rx buffer to sk_buff
  * @rx_ring: rx descriptor ring to transact packets on
  * @rx_buffer: buffer containing page to add
- * @rx_desc: descriptor containing length of buffer written by hardware
+ * @size: packet length from rx_desc
  * @skb: sk_buff to place the data into
  *
  * This function will add the data contained in rx_buffer->page to the skb.
@@ -1016,13 +1016,10 @@ static inline bool i40e_page_is_reserved(struct page *page)
  **/
 static bool i40e_add_rx_frag(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring,
 			     struct i40e_rx_buffer *rx_buffer,
-			     union i40e_rx_desc *rx_desc,
+			     unsigned int size,
 			     struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct page *page = rx_buffer->page;
-	u64 qword = le64_to_cpu(rx_desc->wb.qword1.status_error_len);
-	unsigned int size = (qword & I40E_RXD_QW1_LENGTH_PBUF_MASK) >>
-			    I40E_RXD_QW1_LENGTH_PBUF_SHIFT;
 #if (PAGE_SIZE < 8192)
 	unsigned int truesize = I40E_RXBUFFER_2048;
 #else
@@ -1091,6 +1088,11 @@ static inline
 struct sk_buff *i40evf_fetch_rx_buffer(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring,
 				       union i40e_rx_desc *rx_desc)
 {
+	u64 local_status_error_len =
+		le64_to_cpu(rx_desc->wb.qword1.status_error_len);
+	unsigned int size =
+		(local_status_error_len & I40E_RXD_QW1_LENGTH_PBUF_MASK) >>
+		I40E_RXD_QW1_LENGTH_PBUF_SHIFT;
 	struct i40e_rx_buffer *rx_buffer;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct page *page;
@@ -1132,11 +1134,11 @@ struct sk_buff *i40evf_fetch_rx_buffer(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring,
 	dma_sync_single_range_for_cpu(rx_ring->dev,
 				      rx_buffer->dma,
 				      rx_buffer->page_offset,
-				      I40E_RXBUFFER_2048,
+				      size,
 				      DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 
 	/* pull page into skb */
-	if (i40e_add_rx_frag(rx_ring, rx_buffer, rx_desc, skb)) {
+	if (i40e_add_rx_frag(rx_ring, rx_buffer, size, skb)) {
 		/* hand second half of page back to the ring */
 		i40e_reuse_rx_page(rx_ring, rx_buffer);
 		rx_ring->rx_stats.page_reuse_count++;