diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_net.h b/include/linux/virtio_net.h
index 6b5fcfa1e555..98775d7fa696 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio_net.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio_net.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ static inline int virtio_net_hdr_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
+
 	if (hdr->flags & VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM) {
 		u16 start = __virtio16_to_cpu(little_endian, hdr->csum_start);
 		u16 off = __virtio16_to_cpu(little_endian, hdr->csum_offset);