--- linux-2.6.11/drivers/usb/net/usbnet.c_orig	2005-03-03 13:50:54.053237416 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.11/drivers/usb/net/usbnet.c	2005-03-03 13:53:19.415139048 -0500
@@ -2404,12 +2404,13 @@
 #endif
 		size = (sizeof (struct ethhdr) + dev->net->mtu);
 
-	if ((skb = alloc_skb (size, flags)) == NULL) {
+	if ((skb = alloc_skb (size + NET_IP_ALIGN, flags)) == NULL) {
 		devdbg (dev, "no rx skb");
 		defer_kevent (dev, EVENT_RX_MEMORY);
 		usb_free_urb (urb);
 		return;
 	}
+	skb_reserve (skb, NET_IP_ALIGN);
 
 	entry = (struct skb_data *) skb->cb;
 	entry->urb = urb;