diff --git a/net/hsr/hsr_device.c b/net/hsr/hsr_device.c
index 7444ec6e298e..bfcdc75fc01e 100644
--- a/net/hsr/hsr_device.c
+++ b/net/hsr/hsr_device.c
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t hsr_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	master = hsr_port_get_hsr(hsr, HSR_PT_MASTER);
 	if (master) {
 		skb->dev = master->dev;
+		skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
 		hsr_forward_skb(skb, master);
 	} else {
 		atomic_long_inc(&dev->tx_dropped);
diff --git a/net/hsr/hsr_forward.c b/net/hsr/hsr_forward.c
index ed82a470b6e1..b218e4594009 100644
--- a/net/hsr/hsr_forward.c
+++ b/net/hsr/hsr_forward.c
@@ -555,12 +555,6 @@ void hsr_forward_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct hsr_port *port)
 {
 	struct hsr_frame_info frame;
 
-	if (skb_mac_header(skb) != skb->data) {
-		WARN_ONCE(1, "%s:%d: Malformed frame (port_src %s)\n",
-			  __FILE__, __LINE__, port->dev->name);
-		goto out_drop;
-	}
-
 	if (fill_frame_info(&frame, skb, port) < 0)
 		goto out_drop;