diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
index 6655cb8e24cf..e735134e8487 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@ static inline bool stmmac_xdp_is_enabled(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 static inline unsigned int stmmac_rx_offset(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 {
 	if (stmmac_xdp_is_enabled(priv))
-		return XDP_PACKET_HEADROOM;
+		return XDP_PACKET_HEADROOM + NET_IP_ALIGN;
 
-	return 0;
+	return NET_SKB_PAD + NET_IP_ALIGN;
 }
 
 void stmmac_disable_rx_queue(struct stmmac_priv *priv, u32 queue);