diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c
index 58cf9af..1e08e8f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c
@@ -918,6 +918,7 @@ struct mvpp2_bm_pool {
 	int buf_size;
 	/* Packet size */
 	int pkt_size;
+	int frag_size;
 
 	/* BPPE virtual base address */
 	u32 *virt_addr;
@@ -3354,6 +3355,22 @@ static void mvpp2_cls_oversize_rxq_set(struct mvpp2_port *port)
 	mvpp2_write(port->priv, MVPP2_CLS_SWFWD_PCTRL_REG, val);
 }
 
+static void *mvpp2_frag_alloc(const struct mvpp2_bm_pool *pool)
+{
+	if (likely(pool->frag_size <= PAGE_SIZE))
+		return netdev_alloc_frag(pool->frag_size);
+	else
+		return kmalloc(pool->frag_size, GFP_ATOMIC);
+}
+
+static void mvpp2_frag_free(const struct mvpp2_bm_pool *pool, void *data)
+{
+	if (likely(pool->frag_size <= PAGE_SIZE))
+		skb_free_frag(data);
+	else
+		kfree(data);
+}
+
 /* Buffer Manager configuration routines */
 
 /* Create pool */
@@ -3428,7 +3445,8 @@ static void mvpp2_bm_bufs_free(struct device *dev, struct mvpp2 *priv,
 
 		if (!vaddr)
 			break;
-		dev_kfree_skb_any((struct sk_buff *)vaddr);
+
+		mvpp2_frag_free(bm_pool, (void *)vaddr);
 	}
 
 	/* Update BM driver with number of buffers removed from pool */
@@ -3542,29 +3560,28 @@ static void mvpp2_rxq_short_pool_set(struct mvpp2_port *port,
 	mvpp2_write(port->priv, MVPP2_RXQ_CONFIG_REG(prxq), val);
 }
 
-/* Allocate skb for BM pool */
-static struct sk_buff *mvpp2_skb_alloc(struct mvpp2_port *port,
-				       struct mvpp2_bm_pool *bm_pool,
-				       dma_addr_t *buf_phys_addr,
-				       gfp_t gfp_mask)
+static void *mvpp2_buf_alloc(struct mvpp2_port *port,
+			     struct mvpp2_bm_pool *bm_pool,
+			     dma_addr_t *buf_phys_addr,
+			     gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	dma_addr_t phys_addr;
+	void *data;
 
-	skb = __dev_alloc_skb(bm_pool->pkt_size, gfp_mask);
-	if (!skb)
+	data = mvpp2_frag_alloc(bm_pool);
+	if (!data)
 		return NULL;
 
-	phys_addr = dma_map_single(port->dev->dev.parent, skb->head,
+	phys_addr = dma_map_single(port->dev->dev.parent, data,
 				   MVPP2_RX_BUF_SIZE(bm_pool->pkt_size),
 				    DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 	if (unlikely(dma_mapping_error(port->dev->dev.parent, phys_addr))) {
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		mvpp2_frag_free(bm_pool, data);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	*buf_phys_addr = phys_addr;
 
-	return skb;
+	return data;
 }
 
 /* Set pool number in a BM cookie */
@@ -3620,9 +3637,9 @@ static void mvpp2_pool_refill(struct mvpp2_port *port, u32 bm,
 static int mvpp2_bm_bufs_add(struct mvpp2_port *port,
 			     struct mvpp2_bm_pool *bm_pool, int buf_num)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int i, buf_size, total_size;
 	dma_addr_t phys_addr;
+	void *buf;
 
 	buf_size = MVPP2_RX_BUF_SIZE(bm_pool->pkt_size);
 	total_size = MVPP2_RX_TOTAL_SIZE(buf_size);
@@ -3636,11 +3653,11 @@ static int mvpp2_bm_bufs_add(struct mvpp2_port *port,
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < buf_num; i++) {
-		skb = mvpp2_skb_alloc(port, bm_pool, &phys_addr, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!skb)
+		buf = mvpp2_buf_alloc(port, bm_pool, &phys_addr, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!buf)
 			break;
 
-		mvpp2_bm_pool_put(port, bm_pool->id, (u32)phys_addr, (u32)skb);
+		mvpp2_bm_pool_put(port, bm_pool->id, (u32)phys_addr, (u32)buf);
 	}
 
 	/* Update BM driver with number of buffers added to pool */
@@ -3696,6 +3713,9 @@ mvpp2_bm_pool_use(struct mvpp2_port *port, int pool, enum mvpp2_bm_type type,
 					   port->priv, new_pool);
 
 		new_pool->pkt_size = pkt_size;
+		new_pool->frag_size =
+			SKB_DATA_ALIGN(MVPP2_RX_BUF_SIZE(pkt_size)) +
+			MVPP2_SKB_SHINFO_SIZE;
 
 		/* Allocate buffers for this pool */
 		num = mvpp2_bm_bufs_add(port, new_pool, pkts_num);
@@ -4987,15 +5007,15 @@ static void mvpp2_rx_csum(struct mvpp2_port *port, u32 status,
 static int mvpp2_rx_refill(struct mvpp2_port *port,
 			   struct mvpp2_bm_pool *bm_pool, u32 bm)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	dma_addr_t phys_addr;
+	void *buf;
 
 	/* No recycle or too many buffers are in use, so allocate a new skb */
-	skb = mvpp2_skb_alloc(port, bm_pool, &phys_addr, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!skb)
+	buf = mvpp2_buf_alloc(port, bm_pool, &phys_addr, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	mvpp2_pool_refill(port, bm, (u32)phys_addr, (u32)skb);
+	mvpp2_pool_refill(port, bm, (u32)phys_addr, (u32)buf);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -5087,14 +5107,17 @@ static int mvpp2_rx(struct mvpp2_port *port, int rx_todo,
 		struct mvpp2_rx_desc *rx_desc = mvpp2_rxq_next_desc_get(rxq);
 		struct mvpp2_bm_pool *bm_pool;
 		struct sk_buff *skb;
+		unsigned int frag_size;
 		dma_addr_t phys_addr;
 		u32 bm, rx_status;
 		int pool, rx_bytes, err;
+		void *data;
 
 		rx_done++;
 		rx_status = rx_desc->status;
 		rx_bytes = rx_desc->data_size - MVPP2_MH_SIZE;
 		phys_addr = rx_desc->buf_phys_addr;
+		data = (void *)rx_desc->buf_cookie;
 
 		bm = mvpp2_bm_cookie_build(rx_desc);
 		pool = mvpp2_bm_cookie_pool_get(bm);
@@ -5115,12 +5138,22 @@ static int mvpp2_rx(struct mvpp2_port *port, int rx_todo,
 			dev->stats.rx_errors++;
 			mvpp2_rx_error(port, rx_desc);
 			/* Return the buffer to the pool */
+
 			mvpp2_pool_refill(port, bm, rx_desc->buf_phys_addr,
 					  rx_desc->buf_cookie);
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		skb = (struct sk_buff *)rx_desc->buf_cookie;
+		if (bm_pool->frag_size > PAGE_SIZE)
+			frag_size = 0;
+		else
+			frag_size = bm_pool->frag_size;
+
+		skb = build_skb(data, frag_size);
+		if (!skb) {
+			netdev_warn(port->dev, "skb build failed\n");
+			goto err_drop_frame;
+		}
 
 		err = mvpp2_rx_refill(port, bm_pool, bm);
 		if (err) {
@@ -5134,7 +5167,7 @@ static int mvpp2_rx(struct mvpp2_port *port, int rx_todo,
 		rcvd_pkts++;
 		rcvd_bytes += rx_bytes;
 
-		skb_reserve(skb, MVPP2_MH_SIZE);
+		skb_reserve(skb, MVPP2_MH_SIZE + NET_SKB_PAD);
 		skb_put(skb, rx_bytes);
 		skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, dev);
 		mvpp2_rx_csum(port, rx_status, skb);
