diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
index 4f669e7c7558..4509a29ff73f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
@@ -1924,8 +1924,7 @@ u16 bnx2x_select_queue(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 		/* Skip VLAN tag if present */
 		if (ether_type == ETH_P_8021Q) {
-			struct vlan_ethhdr *vhdr =
-				(struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb->data;
+			struct vlan_ethhdr *vhdr = skb_vlan_eth_hdr(skb);
 
 			ether_type = ntohs(vhdr->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto);
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index c14a3dbd075c..a61b368286e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *be_lancer_xmit_workarounds(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 						  struct be_wrb_params
 						  *wrb_params)
 {
-	struct vlan_ethhdr *veh = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb->data;
+	struct vlan_ethhdr *veh = skb_vlan_eth_hdr(skb);
 	unsigned int eth_hdr_len;
 	struct iphdr *ip;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
index 60e610ab976d..bbbafd8aa1b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ static int hns3_handle_vtags(struct hns3_enet_ring *tx_ring,
 	if (unlikely(rc < 0))
 		return rc;
 
-	vhdr = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb->data;
+	vhdr = skb_vlan_eth_hdr(skb);
 	vhdr->h_vlan_TCI |= cpu_to_be16((skb->priority << VLAN_PRIO_SHIFT)
 					 & VLAN_PRIO_MASK);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index 1d096141625e..cf8c3d480a4a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -2975,7 +2975,7 @@ static inline int i40e_tx_prepare_vlan_flags(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			rc = skb_cow_head(skb, 0);
 			if (rc < 0)
 				return rc;
-			vhdr = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb->data;
+			vhdr = skb_vlan_eth_hdr(skb);
 			vhdr->h_vlan_TCI = htons(tx_flags >>
 						 I40E_TX_FLAGS_VLAN_SHIFT);
 		} else {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index af824370a2f6..819169eaebe9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -8696,7 +8696,7 @@ netdev_tx_t ixgbe_xmit_frame_ring(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 			if (skb_cow_head(skb, 0))
 				goto out_drop;
-			vhdr = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb->data;
+			vhdr = skb_vlan_eth_hdr(skb);
 			vhdr->h_vlan_TCI = htons(tx_flags >>
 						 IXGBE_TX_FLAGS_VLAN_SHIFT);
 		} else {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
index 344ea1143454..ed14d7a4d867 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
@@ -1861,7 +1861,7 @@ netxen_tso_check(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 	if (protocol == cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_8021Q)) {
 
-		vh = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb->data;
+		vh = skb_vlan_eth_hdr(skb);
 		protocol = vh->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto;
 		flags = FLAGS_VLAN_TAGGED;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
index 29cdcb2285b1..4c511f4a99ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static void qlcnic_send_filter(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 
 	if (adapter->flags & QLCNIC_VLAN_FILTERING) {
 		if (protocol == ETH_P_8021Q) {
-			vh = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb->data;
+			vh = skb_vlan_eth_hdr(skb);
 			vlan_id = ntohs(vh->h_vlan_TCI);
 		} else if (skb_vlan_tag_present(skb)) {
 			vlan_id = skb_vlan_tag_get(skb);
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ static int qlcnic_tx_pkt(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 	u32 producer = tx_ring->producer;
 
 	if (protocol == ETH_P_8021Q) {
-		vh = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb->data;
+		vh = skb_vlan_eth_hdr(skb);
 		flags = QLCNIC_FLAGS_VLAN_TAGGED;
 		vlan_tci = ntohs(vh->h_vlan_TCI);
 		protocol = ntohs(vh->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx_tso.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx_tso.c
index 898e5c61d908..d381d8164f07 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx_tso.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx_tso.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static __be16 efx_tso_check_protocol(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	EFX_WARN_ON_ONCE_PARANOID(((struct ethhdr *)skb->data)->h_proto !=
 				  protocol);
 	if (protocol == htons(ETH_P_8021Q)) {
-		struct vlan_ethhdr *veh = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb->data;
+		struct vlan_ethhdr *veh = skb_vlan_eth_hdr(skb);
 
 		protocol = veh->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 7042abc6979a..91d6be7ade1b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -4494,13 +4494,10 @@ dma_map_err:
 
 static void stmmac_rx_vlan(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct vlan_ethhdr *veth;
-	__be16 vlan_proto;
+	struct vlan_ethhdr *veth = skb_vlan_eth_hdr(skb);
+	__be16 vlan_proto = veth->h_vlan_proto;
 	u16 vlanid;
 
-	veth = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb->data;
-	vlan_proto = veth->h_vlan_proto;
-
 	if ((vlan_proto == htons(ETH_P_8021Q) &&
 	     dev->features & NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_RX) ||
 	    (vlan_proto == htons(ETH_P_8021AD) &&
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c
index 3c680ed4429c..1f0283fc1d2c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static s32 gdm_lte_tx_nic_type(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	/* Get ethernet protocol */
 	eth = (struct ethhdr *)skb->data;
 	if (ntohs(eth->h_proto) == ETH_P_8021Q) {
-		vlan_eth = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb->data;
+		vlan_eth = skb_vlan_eth_hdr(skb);
 		mac_proto = ntohs(vlan_eth->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto);
 		network_data = skb->data + VLAN_ETH_HLEN;
 		nic_type |= NIC_TYPE_F_VLAN;
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t gdm_lte_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	 * driver based on the NIC mac
 	 */
 	if (nic_type & NIC_TYPE_F_VLAN) {
-		struct vlan_ethhdr *vlan_eth = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb->data;
+		struct vlan_ethhdr *vlan_eth = skb_vlan_eth_hdr(skb);
 
 		nic->vlan_id = ntohs(vlan_eth->h_vlan_TCI) & VLAN_VID_MASK;
 		data_buf = skb->data + (VLAN_ETH_HLEN - ETH_HLEN);
diff --git a/include/linux/if_vlan.h b/include/linux/if_vlan.h
index 4e7e72f3da5b..ce6714bec65f 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_vlan.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_vlan.h
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ static inline struct vlan_ethhdr *vlan_eth_hdr(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb_mac_header(skb);
 }
 
+/* Prefer this version in TX path, instead of
+ * skb_reset_mac_header() + vlan_eth_hdr()
+ */
+static inline struct vlan_ethhdr *skb_vlan_eth_hdr(const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb->data;
+}
+
 #define VLAN_PRIO_MASK		0xe000 /* Priority Code Point */
 #define VLAN_PRIO_SHIFT		13
 #define VLAN_CFI_MASK		0x1000 /* Canonical Format Indicator / Drop Eligible Indicator */
@@ -526,7 +534,7 @@ static inline void __vlan_hwaccel_put_tag(struct sk_buff *skb,
  */
 static inline int __vlan_get_tag(const struct sk_buff *skb, u16 *vlan_tci)
 {
-	struct vlan_ethhdr *veth = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb->data;
+	struct vlan_ethhdr *veth = skb_vlan_eth_hdr(skb);
 
 	if (!eth_type_vlan(veth->h_vlan_proto))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -727,7 +735,7 @@ static inline bool skb_vlan_tagged_multi(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, VLAN_ETH_HLEN)))
 			return false;
 
-		veh = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb->data;
+		veh = skb_vlan_eth_hdr(skb);
 		protocol = veh->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 99cd8aef0735..bff86ccadc2c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ void batadv_interface_rx(struct net_device *soft_iface,
 		if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, VLAN_ETH_HLEN))
 			goto dropped;
 
-		vhdr = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb->data;
+		vhdr = skb_vlan_eth_hdr(skb);
 
 		/* drop batman-in-batman packets to prevent loops */
 		if (vhdr->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto != htons(ETH_P_BATMAN))