diff --git a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
index 88f98f27ad88..3d24d45be5f4 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static int qrtr_node_enqueue(struct qrtr_node *node, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	hdr->size = cpu_to_le32(len);
 	hdr->confirm_rx = 0;
 
-	skb_put_padto(skb, ALIGN(len, 4));
+	skb_put_padto(skb, ALIGN(len, 4) + sizeof(*hdr));
 
 	mutex_lock(&node->ep_lock);
 	if (node->ep)