diff --git a/net/bpf/test_run.c b/net/bpf/test_run.c
index a9fb16b9c735..7583ee98c35b 100644
--- a/net/bpf/test_run.c
+++ b/net/bpf/test_run.c
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ 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);