diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
index 5f962f58ff49..10fae3989fbd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
@@ -1785,9 +1785,11 @@ static int smsc95xx_reset_resume(struct usb_interface *intf)
 
 static void smsc95xx_rx_csum_offload(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	skb->csum = *(u16 *)(skb_tail_pointer(skb) - 2);
+	u16 *csum_ptr = (u16 *)(skb_tail_pointer(skb) - 2);
+
+	skb->csum = (__force __wsum)get_unaligned(csum_ptr);
 	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_COMPLETE;
-	skb_trim(skb, skb->len - 2);
+	skb_trim(skb, skb->len - 2); /* remove csum */
 }
 
 static int smsc95xx_rx_fixup(struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -1845,25 +1847,22 @@ static int smsc95xx_rx_fixup(struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 				if (dev->net->features & NETIF_F_RXCSUM)
 					smsc95xx_rx_csum_offload(skb);
 				skb_trim(skb, skb->len - 4); /* remove fcs */
-				skb->truesize = size + sizeof(struct sk_buff);
 
 				return 1;
 			}
 
-			ax_skb = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+			ax_skb = netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(dev->net, size);
 			if (unlikely(!ax_skb)) {
 				netdev_warn(dev->net, "Error allocating skb\n");
 				return 0;
 			}
 
-			ax_skb->len = size;
-			ax_skb->data = packet;
-			skb_set_tail_pointer(ax_skb, size);
+			skb_put(ax_skb, size);
+			memcpy(ax_skb->data, packet, size);
 
 			if (dev->net->features & NETIF_F_RXCSUM)
 				smsc95xx_rx_csum_offload(ax_skb);
 			skb_trim(ax_skb, ax_skb->len - 4); /* remove fcs */
-			ax_skb->truesize = size + sizeof(struct sk_buff);
 
 			usbnet_skb_return(dev, ax_skb);
 		}