diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
index d1bcabeda049..5cb58ab1eec9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
@@ -3369,7 +3369,7 @@ static int gfar_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 
 	if (dev->features & NETIF_F_IP_CSUM ||
 	    priv->device_flags & FSL_GIANFAR_DEV_HAS_TIMER)
-		dev->needed_headroom = GMAC_FCB_LEN;
+		dev->needed_headroom = GMAC_FCB_LEN + GMAC_TXPAL_LEN;
 
 	/* Initializing some of the rx/tx queue level parameters */
 	for (i = 0; i < priv->num_tx_queues; i++) {