diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index 552877590a8a..f1cce7636722 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -1137,8 +1137,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *be_lancer_xmit_workarounds(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 	eth_hdr_len = ntohs(skb->protocol) == ETH_P_8021Q ?
 						VLAN_ETH_HLEN : ETH_HLEN;
 	if (skb->len <= 60 &&
-	    (lancer_chip(adapter) || skb_vlan_tag_present(skb)) &&
-	    is_ipv4_pkt(skb)) {
+	    (lancer_chip(adapter) || BE3_chip(adapter) ||
+	     skb_vlan_tag_present(skb)) && is_ipv4_pkt(skb)) {
 		ip = (struct iphdr *)ip_hdr(skb);
 		pskb_trim(skb, eth_hdr_len + ntohs(ip->tot_len));
 	}