diff --git a/net/bpf/test_run.c b/net/bpf/test_run.c
index 2983e926fe3c..717b01ff9b2b 100644
--- a/net/bpf/test_run.c
+++ b/net/bpf/test_run.c
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ static void *bpf_test_init(const union bpf_attr *kattr, u32 size,
 	if (user_size > size)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EMSGSIZE);
 
+	size = SKB_DATA_ALIGN(size);
 	data = kzalloc(size + headroom + tailroom, GFP_USER);
 	if (!data)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);