diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_rep.c
index 600de587d7a9..e70b9ccca380 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_rep.c
@@ -272,13 +272,12 @@ lio_vf_rep_copy_packet(struct octeon_device *oct,
 				pg_info->page_offset;
 			memcpy(skb->data, va, MIN_SKB_SIZE);
 			skb_put(skb, MIN_SKB_SIZE);
+			skb_add_rx_frag(skb, skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags,
+					pg_info->page,
+					pg_info->page_offset + MIN_SKB_SIZE,
+					len - MIN_SKB_SIZE,
+					LIO_RXBUFFER_SZ);
 		}
-
-		skb_add_rx_frag(skb, skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags,
-				pg_info->page,
-				pg_info->page_offset + MIN_SKB_SIZE,
-				len - MIN_SKB_SIZE,
-				LIO_RXBUFFER_SZ);
 	} else {
 		struct octeon_skb_page_info *pg_info =
 			((struct octeon_skb_page_info *)(skb->cb));