diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
index aca17082b9ec..05f4aa11b95c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
@@ -4001,7 +4001,10 @@ static int mvpp2_rx(struct mvpp2_port *port, struct napi_struct *napi,
 			}
 		}
 
-		skb = build_skb(data, frag_size);
+		if (frag_size)
+			skb = build_skb(data, frag_size);
+		else
+			skb = slab_build_skb(data);
 		if (!skb) {
 			netdev_warn(port->dev, "skb build failed\n");
 			goto err_drop_frame;