diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
index 25ef5c014fca..92b6d7c51e39 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ new_skb(ulong len)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-	skb = alloc_skb(len, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	skb = alloc_skb(len + MAX_HEADER, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (skb) {
+		skb_reserve(skb, MAX_HEADER);
 		skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
 		skb_reset_network_header(skb);
 		skb->protocol = __constant_htons(ETH_P_AOE);