diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c.h
index b2bf324631dc..0f0556526ba9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c.h
@@ -520,6 +520,9 @@ struct atl1c_adapter {
 	struct net_device   *netdev;
 	struct pci_dev      *pdev;
 	struct napi_struct  napi;
+	struct page         *rx_page;
+	unsigned int	    rx_page_offset;
+	unsigned int	    rx_frag_size;
 	struct atl1c_hw        hw;
 	struct atl1c_hw_stats  hw_stats;
 	struct mii_if_info  mii;    /* MII interface info */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
index 786a87483298..a36a760ada28 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
@@ -481,10 +481,15 @@ static int atl1c_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 static void atl1c_set_rxbufsize(struct atl1c_adapter *adapter,
 				struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	unsigned int head_size;
 	int mtu = dev->mtu;
 
 	adapter->rx_buffer_len = mtu > AT_RX_BUF_SIZE ?
 		roundup(mtu + ETH_HLEN + ETH_FCS_LEN + VLAN_HLEN, 8) : AT_RX_BUF_SIZE;
+
+	head_size = SKB_DATA_ALIGN(adapter->rx_buffer_len + NET_SKB_PAD) +
+		    SKB_DATA_ALIGN(sizeof(struct skb_shared_info));
+	adapter->rx_frag_size = roundup_pow_of_two(head_size);
 }
 
 static netdev_features_t atl1c_fix_features(struct net_device *netdev,
@@ -952,6 +957,10 @@ static void atl1c_free_ring_resources(struct atl1c_adapter *adapter)
 		kfree(adapter->tpd_ring[0].buffer_info);
 		adapter->tpd_ring[0].buffer_info = NULL;
 	}
+	if (adapter->rx_page) {
+		put_page(adapter->rx_page);
+		adapter->rx_page = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1639,6 +1648,35 @@ static inline void atl1c_rx_checksum(struct atl1c_adapter *adapter,
 	skb_checksum_none_assert(skb);
 }
 
+static struct sk_buff *atl1c_alloc_skb(struct atl1c_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	struct page *page;
+
+	if (adapter->rx_frag_size > PAGE_SIZE)
+		return netdev_alloc_skb(adapter->netdev,
+					adapter->rx_buffer_len);
+
+	page = adapter->rx_page;
+	if (!page) {
+		adapter->rx_page = page = alloc_page(GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (unlikely(!page))
+			return NULL;
+		adapter->rx_page_offset = 0;
+	}
+
+	skb = build_skb(page_address(page) + adapter->rx_page_offset,
+			adapter->rx_frag_size);
+	if (likely(skb)) {
+		adapter->rx_page_offset += adapter->rx_frag_size;
+		if (adapter->rx_page_offset >= PAGE_SIZE)
+			adapter->rx_page = NULL;
+		else
+			get_page(page);
+	}
+	return skb;
+}
+
 static int atl1c_alloc_rx_buffer(struct atl1c_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct atl1c_rfd_ring *rfd_ring = &adapter->rfd_ring;
@@ -1660,7 +1698,7 @@ static int atl1c_alloc_rx_buffer(struct atl1c_adapter *adapter)
 	while (next_info->flags & ATL1C_BUFFER_FREE) {
 		rfd_desc = ATL1C_RFD_DESC(rfd_ring, rfd_next_to_use);
 
-		skb = netdev_alloc_skb(adapter->netdev, adapter->rx_buffer_len);
+		skb = atl1c_alloc_skb(adapter);
 		if (unlikely(!skb)) {
 			if (netif_msg_rx_err(adapter))
 				dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "alloc rx buffer failed\n");