diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index fa407eb8b457..78a01c71a17c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *page_to_skb(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 	 * add_recvbuf_mergeable() + get_mergeable_buf_len()
 	 */
 	truesize = headroom ? PAGE_SIZE : truesize;
-	tailroom = truesize - len - headroom;
+	tailroom = truesize - len - headroom - (hdr_padded_len - hdr_len);
 	buf = p - headroom;
 
 	len -= hdr_len;