diff --git a/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c b/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
index 4c9a7d4f3fca..f52d852569fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const char pch_driver_version[] = DRV_VERSION;
 #define PCH_GBE_SHORT_PKT		64
 #define DSC_INIT16			0xC000
 #define PCH_GBE_DMA_ALIGN		0
+#define PCH_GBE_DMA_PADDING		2
 #define PCH_GBE_WATCHDOG_PERIOD		(1 * HZ)	/* watchdog time */
 #define PCH_GBE_COPYBREAK_DEFAULT	256
 #define PCH_GBE_PCI_BAR			1
@@ -1365,16 +1366,13 @@ pch_gbe_clean_rx(struct pch_gbe_adapter *adapter,
 	struct pch_gbe_buffer *buffer_info;
 	struct pch_gbe_rx_desc *rx_desc;
 	u32 length;
-	unsigned char tmp_packet[ETH_HLEN];
 	unsigned int i;
 	unsigned int cleaned_count = 0;
 	bool cleaned = false;
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	struct sk_buff *skb, *new_skb;
 	u8 dma_status;
 	u16 gbec_status;
 	u32 tcp_ip_status;
-	u8 skb_copy_flag = 0;
-	u8 skb_padding_flag = 0;
 
 	i = rx_ring->next_to_clean;
 
@@ -1418,55 +1416,70 @@ pch_gbe_clean_rx(struct pch_gbe_adapter *adapter,
 			pr_err("Receive CRC Error\n");
 		} else {
 			/* get receive length */
-			/* length convert[-3], padding[-2] */
-			length = (rx_desc->rx_words_eob) - 3 - 2;
+			/* length convert[-3] */
+			length = (rx_desc->rx_words_eob) - 3;
 
 			/* Decide the data conversion method */
 			if (!adapter->rx_csum) {
 				/* [Header:14][payload] */
-				skb_padding_flag = 0;
-				skb_copy_flag = 1;
-			} else {
-				/* [Header:14][padding:2][payload] */
-				skb_padding_flag = 1;
-				if (length < copybreak)
-					skb_copy_flag = 1;
-				else
-					skb_copy_flag = 0;
-			}
-
-			/* Data conversion */
-			if (skb_copy_flag) {	/* recycle  skb */
-				struct sk_buff *new_skb;
-				new_skb =
-				    netdev_alloc_skb(netdev,
-						     length + NET_IP_ALIGN);
-				if (new_skb) {
-					if (!skb_padding_flag) {
-						skb_reserve(new_skb,
-								NET_IP_ALIGN);
+				if (NET_IP_ALIGN) {
+					/* Because alignment differs,
+					 * the new_skb is newly allocated,
+					 * and data is copied to new_skb.*/
+					new_skb = netdev_alloc_skb(netdev,
+							 length + NET_IP_ALIGN);
+					if (!new_skb) {
+						/* dorrop error */
+						pr_err("New skb allocation "
+							"Error\n");
+						goto dorrop;
 					}
+					skb_reserve(new_skb, NET_IP_ALIGN);
 					memcpy(new_skb->data, skb->data,
-						length);
-					/* save the skb
-					 * in buffer_info as good */
+					       length);
 					skb = new_skb;
-				} else if (!skb_padding_flag) {
-					/* dorrop error */
-					pr_err("New skb allocation Error\n");
-					goto dorrop;
+				} else {
+					/* DMA buffer is used as SKB as it is.*/
+					buffer_info->skb = NULL;
 				}
 			} else {
-				buffer_info->skb = NULL;
+				/* [Header:14][padding:2][payload] */
+				/* The length includes padding length */
+				length = length - PCH_GBE_DMA_PADDING;
+				if ((length < copybreak) ||
+				    (NET_IP_ALIGN != PCH_GBE_DMA_PADDING)) {
+					/* Because alignment differs,
+					 * the new_skb is newly allocated,
+					 * and data is copied to new_skb.
+					 * Padding data is deleted
+					 * at the time of a copy.*/
+					new_skb = netdev_alloc_skb(netdev,
+							 length + NET_IP_ALIGN);
+					if (!new_skb) {
+						/* dorrop error */
+						pr_err("New skb allocation "
+							"Error\n");
+						goto dorrop;
+					}
+					skb_reserve(new_skb, NET_IP_ALIGN);
+					memcpy(new_skb->data, skb->data,
+					       ETH_HLEN);
+					memcpy(&new_skb->data[ETH_HLEN],
+					       &skb->data[ETH_HLEN +
+					       PCH_GBE_DMA_PADDING],
+					       length - ETH_HLEN);
+					skb = new_skb;
+				} else {
+					/* Padding data is deleted
+					 * by moving header data.*/
+					memmove(&skb->data[PCH_GBE_DMA_PADDING],
+						&skb->data[0], ETH_HLEN);
+					skb_reserve(skb, NET_IP_ALIGN);
+					buffer_info->skb = NULL;
+				}
 			}
-			if (skb_padding_flag) {
-				memcpy(&tmp_packet[0], &skb->data[0], ETH_HLEN);
-				memcpy(&skb->data[NET_IP_ALIGN], &tmp_packet[0],
-					ETH_HLEN);
-				skb_reserve(skb, NET_IP_ALIGN);
-
-			}
-
+			/* The length includes FCS length */
+			length = length - ETH_FCS_LEN;
 			/* update status of driver */
 			adapter->stats.rx_bytes += length;
 			adapter->stats.rx_packets++;