diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index e53365a86ca3..5deeda61d6d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -333,9 +333,9 @@ static struct sk_buff *page_to_skb(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 static void virtnet_xdp_xmit(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 			     struct receive_queue *rq,
 			     struct send_queue *sq,
-			     struct xdp_buff *xdp)
+			     struct xdp_buff *xdp,
+			     void *data)
 {
-	struct page *page = virt_to_head_page(xdp->data);
 	struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf *hdr;
 	unsigned int num_sg, len;
 	void *xdp_sent;
@@ -343,20 +343,45 @@ static void virtnet_xdp_xmit(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 
 	/* Free up any pending old buffers before queueing new ones. */
 	while ((xdp_sent = virtqueue_get_buf(sq->vq, &len)) != NULL) {
-		struct page *sent_page = virt_to_head_page(xdp_sent);
-		put_page(sent_page);
+		if (vi->mergeable_rx_bufs) {
+			struct page *sent_page = virt_to_head_page(xdp_sent);
+
+			put_page(sent_page);
+		} else { /* small buffer */
+			struct sk_buff *skb = xdp_sent;
+
+			kfree_skb(skb);
+		}
 	}
 
-	/* Zero header and leave csum up to XDP layers */
-	hdr = xdp->data;
-	memset(hdr, 0, vi->hdr_len);
+	if (vi->mergeable_rx_bufs) {
+		/* Zero header and leave csum up to XDP layers */
+		hdr = xdp->data;
+		memset(hdr, 0, vi->hdr_len);
 
-	num_sg = 1;
-	sg_init_one(sq->sg, xdp->data, xdp->data_end - xdp->data);
+		num_sg = 1;
+		sg_init_one(sq->sg, xdp->data, xdp->data_end - xdp->data);
+	} else { /* small buffer */
+		struct sk_buff *skb = data;
+
+		/* Zero header and leave csum up to XDP layers */
+		hdr = skb_vnet_hdr(skb);
+		memset(hdr, 0, vi->hdr_len);
+
+		num_sg = 2;
+		sg_init_table(sq->sg, 2);
+		sg_set_buf(sq->sg, hdr, vi->hdr_len);
+		skb_to_sgvec(skb, sq->sg + 1, 0, skb->len);
+	}
 	err = virtqueue_add_outbuf(sq->vq, sq->sg, num_sg,
-				   xdp->data, GFP_ATOMIC);
+				   data, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (unlikely(err)) {
-		put_page(page);
+		if (vi->mergeable_rx_bufs) {
+			struct page *page = virt_to_head_page(xdp->data);
+
+			put_page(page);
+		} else /* small buffer */
+			kfree_skb(data);
 		return; // On error abort to avoid unnecessary kick
 	}
 
@@ -366,23 +391,26 @@ static void virtnet_xdp_xmit(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 static u32 do_xdp_prog(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 		       struct receive_queue *rq,
 		       struct bpf_prog *xdp_prog,
-		       struct page *page, int offset, int len)
+		       void *data, int len)
 {
 	int hdr_padded_len;
 	struct xdp_buff xdp;
+	void *buf;
 	unsigned int qp;
 	u32 act;
-	u8 *buf;
 
-	buf = page_address(page) + offset;
-
-	if (vi->mergeable_rx_bufs)
+	if (vi->mergeable_rx_bufs) {
 		hdr_padded_len = sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf);
-	else
-		hdr_padded_len = sizeof(struct padded_vnet_hdr);
+		xdp.data = data + hdr_padded_len;
+		xdp.data_end = xdp.data + (len - vi->hdr_len);
+		buf = data;
+	} else { /* small buffers */
+		struct sk_buff *skb = data;
 
-	xdp.data = buf + hdr_padded_len;
-	xdp.data_end = xdp.data + (len - vi->hdr_len);
+		xdp.data = skb->data;
+		xdp.data_end = xdp.data + len;
+		buf = skb->data;
+	}
 
 	act = bpf_prog_run_xdp(xdp_prog, &xdp);
 	switch (act) {
@@ -392,8 +420,8 @@ static u32 do_xdp_prog(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 		qp = vi->curr_queue_pairs -
 			vi->xdp_queue_pairs +
 			smp_processor_id();
-		xdp.data = buf + (vi->mergeable_rx_bufs ? 0 : 4);
-		virtnet_xdp_xmit(vi, rq, &vi->sq[qp], &xdp);
+		xdp.data = buf;
+		virtnet_xdp_xmit(vi, rq, &vi->sq[qp], &xdp, data);
 		return XDP_TX;
 	default:
 		bpf_warn_invalid_xdp_action(act);
@@ -403,14 +431,47 @@ static u32 do_xdp_prog(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 	}
 }
 
-static struct sk_buff *receive_small(struct virtnet_info *vi, void *buf, unsigned int len)
+static struct sk_buff *receive_small(struct net_device *dev,
+				     struct virtnet_info *vi,
+				     struct receive_queue *rq,
+				     void *buf, unsigned int len)
 {
 	struct sk_buff * skb = buf;
+	struct bpf_prog *xdp_prog;
 
 	len -= vi->hdr_len;
 	skb_trim(skb, len);
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	xdp_prog = rcu_dereference(rq->xdp_prog);
+	if (xdp_prog) {
+		struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf *hdr = buf;
+		u32 act;
+
+		if (unlikely(hdr->hdr.gso_type || hdr->hdr.flags))
+			goto err_xdp;
+		act = do_xdp_prog(vi, rq, xdp_prog, skb, len);
+		switch (act) {
+		case XDP_PASS:
+			break;
+		case XDP_TX:
+			rcu_read_unlock();
+			goto xdp_xmit;
+		case XDP_DROP:
+		default:
+			goto err_xdp;
+		}
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
 	return skb;
+
+err_xdp:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	dev->stats.rx_dropped++;
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+xdp_xmit:
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static struct sk_buff *receive_big(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -537,7 +598,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *receive_mergeable(struct net_device *dev,
 		if (unlikely(hdr->hdr.gso_type))
 			goto err_xdp;
 
-		act = do_xdp_prog(vi, rq, xdp_prog, xdp_page, offset, len);
+		act = do_xdp_prog(vi, rq, xdp_prog,
+				  page_address(xdp_page) + offset, len);
 		switch (act) {
 		case XDP_PASS:
 			/* We can only create skb based on xdp_page. */
@@ -672,7 +734,7 @@ static void receive_buf(struct virtnet_info *vi, struct receive_queue *rq,
 	else if (vi->big_packets)
 		skb = receive_big(dev, vi, rq, buf, len);
 	else
-		skb = receive_small(vi, buf, len);
+		skb = receive_small(dev, vi, rq, buf, len);
 
 	if (unlikely(!skb))
 		return;