diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
index 9dbfcc0..5ff64af 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ enum ipoib_flush_level {
 
 enum {
 	IPOIB_ENCAP_LEN		  = 4,
+	IPOIB_PSEUDO_LEN	  = 20,
+	IPOIB_HARD_LEN		  = IPOIB_ENCAP_LEN + IPOIB_PSEUDO_LEN,
 
 	IPOIB_UD_HEAD_SIZE	  = IB_GRH_BYTES + IPOIB_ENCAP_LEN,
 	IPOIB_UD_RX_SG		  = 2, /* max buffer needed for 4K mtu */
@@ -134,15 +136,21 @@ struct ipoib_header {
 	u16	reserved;
 };
 
-struct ipoib_cb {
-	struct qdisc_skb_cb	qdisc_cb;
-	u8			hwaddr[INFINIBAND_ALEN];
+struct ipoib_pseudo_header {
+	u8	hwaddr[INFINIBAND_ALEN];
 };
 
-static inline struct ipoib_cb *ipoib_skb_cb(const struct sk_buff *skb)
+static inline void skb_add_pseudo_hdr(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(skb->cb) < sizeof(struct ipoib_cb));
-	return (struct ipoib_cb *)skb->cb;
+	char *data = skb_push(skb, IPOIB_PSEUDO_LEN);
+
+	/*
+	 * only the ipoib header is present now, make room for a dummy
+	 * pseudo header and set skb field accordingly
+	 */
+	memset(data, 0, IPOIB_PSEUDO_LEN);
+	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
+	skb_pull(skb, IPOIB_HARD_LEN);
 }
 
 /* Used for all multicast joins (broadcast, IPv4 mcast and IPv6 mcast) */
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
index 4ad297d..339a1ee 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(cm_data_debug_level,
 #define IPOIB_CM_RX_DELAY       (3 * 256 * HZ)
 #define IPOIB_CM_RX_UPDATE_MASK (0x3)
 
+#define IPOIB_CM_RX_RESERVE     (ALIGN(IPOIB_HARD_LEN, 16) - IPOIB_ENCAP_LEN)
+
 static struct ib_qp_attr ipoib_cm_err_attr = {
 	.qp_state = IB_QPS_ERR
 };
@@ -146,15 +148,15 @@ static struct sk_buff *ipoib_cm_alloc_rx_skb(struct net_device *dev,
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int i;
 
-	skb = dev_alloc_skb(IPOIB_CM_HEAD_SIZE + 12);
+	skb = dev_alloc_skb(ALIGN(IPOIB_CM_HEAD_SIZE + IPOIB_PSEUDO_LEN, 16));
 	if (unlikely(!skb))
 		return NULL;
 
 	/*
-	 * IPoIB adds a 4 byte header. So we need 12 more bytes to align the
+	 * IPoIB adds a IPOIB_ENCAP_LEN byte header, this will align the
 	 * IP header to a multiple of 16.
 	 */
-	skb_reserve(skb, 12);
+	skb_reserve(skb, IPOIB_CM_RX_RESERVE);
 
 	mapping[0] = ib_dma_map_single(priv->ca, skb->data, IPOIB_CM_HEAD_SIZE,
 				       DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
@@ -624,9 +626,9 @@ void ipoib_cm_handle_rx_wc(struct net_device *dev, struct ib_wc *wc)
 	if (wc->byte_len < IPOIB_CM_COPYBREAK) {
 		int dlen = wc->byte_len;
 
-		small_skb = dev_alloc_skb(dlen + 12);
+		small_skb = dev_alloc_skb(dlen + IPOIB_CM_RX_RESERVE);
 		if (small_skb) {
-			skb_reserve(small_skb, 12);
+			skb_reserve(small_skb, IPOIB_CM_RX_RESERVE);
 			ib_dma_sync_single_for_cpu(priv->ca, rx_ring[wr_id].mapping[0],
 						   dlen, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 			skb_copy_from_linear_data(skb, small_skb->data, dlen);
@@ -663,8 +665,7 @@ void ipoib_cm_handle_rx_wc(struct net_device *dev, struct ib_wc *wc)
 
 copied:
 	skb->protocol = ((struct ipoib_header *) skb->data)->proto;
-	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
-	skb_pull(skb, IPOIB_ENCAP_LEN);
+	skb_add_pseudo_hdr(skb);
 
 	++dev->stats.rx_packets;
 	dev->stats.rx_bytes += skb->len;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
index be11d5d..830fecb 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
@@ -128,16 +128,15 @@ static struct sk_buff *ipoib_alloc_rx_skb(struct net_device *dev, int id)
 
 	buf_size = IPOIB_UD_BUF_SIZE(priv->max_ib_mtu);
 
-	skb = dev_alloc_skb(buf_size + IPOIB_ENCAP_LEN);
+	skb = dev_alloc_skb(buf_size + IPOIB_HARD_LEN);
 	if (unlikely(!skb))
 		return NULL;
 
 	/*
-	 * IB will leave a 40 byte gap for a GRH and IPoIB adds a 4 byte
-	 * header.  So we need 4 more bytes to get to 48 and align the
-	 * IP header to a multiple of 16.
+	 * the IP header will be at IPOIP_HARD_LEN + IB_GRH_BYTES, that is
+	 * 64 bytes aligned
 	 */
-	skb_reserve(skb, 4);
+	skb_reserve(skb, sizeof(struct ipoib_pseudo_header));
 
 	mapping = priv->rx_ring[id].mapping;
 	mapping[0] = ib_dma_map_single(priv->ca, skb->data, buf_size,
@@ -253,8 +252,7 @@ static void ipoib_ib_handle_rx_wc(struct net_device *dev, struct ib_wc *wc)
 	skb_pull(skb, IB_GRH_BYTES);
 
 	skb->protocol = ((struct ipoib_header *) skb->data)->proto;
-	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
-	skb_pull(skb, IPOIB_ENCAP_LEN);
+	skb_add_pseudo_hdr(skb);
 
 	++dev->stats.rx_packets;
 	dev->stats.rx_bytes += skb->len;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index cc1c1b0..823a528 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -925,9 +925,12 @@ static void neigh_add_path(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *daddr,
 				ipoib_neigh_free(neigh);
 				goto err_drop;
 			}
-			if (skb_queue_len(&neigh->queue) < IPOIB_MAX_PATH_REC_QUEUE)
+			if (skb_queue_len(&neigh->queue) <
+			    IPOIB_MAX_PATH_REC_QUEUE) {
+				/* put pseudoheader back on for next time */
+				skb_push(skb, IPOIB_PSEUDO_LEN);
 				__skb_queue_tail(&neigh->queue, skb);
-			else {
+			} else {
 				ipoib_warn(priv, "queue length limit %d. Packet drop.\n",
 					   skb_queue_len(&neigh->queue));
 				goto err_drop;
@@ -964,7 +967,7 @@ err_drop:
 }
 
 static void unicast_arp_send(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
-			     struct ipoib_cb *cb)
+			     struct ipoib_pseudo_header *phdr)
 {
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct ipoib_path *path;
@@ -972,16 +975,18 @@ static void unicast_arp_send(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 
-	path = __path_find(dev, cb->hwaddr + 4);
+	path = __path_find(dev, phdr->hwaddr + 4);
 	if (!path || !path->valid) {
 		int new_path = 0;
 
 		if (!path) {
-			path = path_rec_create(dev, cb->hwaddr + 4);
+			path = path_rec_create(dev, phdr->hwaddr + 4);
 			new_path = 1;
 		}
 		if (path) {
 			if (skb_queue_len(&path->queue) < IPOIB_MAX_PATH_REC_QUEUE) {
+				/* put pseudoheader back on for next time */
+				skb_push(skb, IPOIB_PSEUDO_LEN);
 				__skb_queue_tail(&path->queue, skb);
 			} else {
 				++dev->stats.tx_dropped;
@@ -1009,10 +1014,12 @@ static void unicast_arp_send(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 			  be16_to_cpu(path->pathrec.dlid));
 
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
-		ipoib_send(dev, skb, path->ah, IPOIB_QPN(cb->hwaddr));
+		ipoib_send(dev, skb, path->ah, IPOIB_QPN(phdr->hwaddr));
 		return;
 	} else if ((path->query || !path_rec_start(dev, path)) &&
 		   skb_queue_len(&path->queue) < IPOIB_MAX_PATH_REC_QUEUE) {
+		/* put pseudoheader back on for next time */
+		skb_push(skb, IPOIB_PSEUDO_LEN);
 		__skb_queue_tail(&path->queue, skb);
 	} else {
 		++dev->stats.tx_dropped;
@@ -1026,13 +1033,15 @@ static int ipoib_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct ipoib_neigh *neigh;
-	struct ipoib_cb *cb = ipoib_skb_cb(skb);
+	struct ipoib_pseudo_header *phdr;
 	struct ipoib_header *header;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	phdr = (struct ipoib_pseudo_header *) skb->data;
+	skb_pull(skb, sizeof(*phdr));
 	header = (struct ipoib_header *) skb->data;
 
-	if (unlikely(cb->hwaddr[4] == 0xff)) {
+	if (unlikely(phdr->hwaddr[4] == 0xff)) {
 		/* multicast, arrange "if" according to probability */
 		if ((header->proto != htons(ETH_P_IP)) &&
 		    (header->proto != htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) &&
@@ -1045,13 +1054,13 @@ static int ipoib_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 			return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 		}
 		/* Add in the P_Key for multicast*/
-		cb->hwaddr[8] = (priv->pkey >> 8) & 0xff;
-		cb->hwaddr[9] = priv->pkey & 0xff;
+		phdr->hwaddr[8] = (priv->pkey >> 8) & 0xff;
+		phdr->hwaddr[9] = priv->pkey & 0xff;
 
-		neigh = ipoib_neigh_get(dev, cb->hwaddr);
+		neigh = ipoib_neigh_get(dev, phdr->hwaddr);
 		if (likely(neigh))
 			goto send_using_neigh;
-		ipoib_mcast_send(dev, cb->hwaddr, skb);
+		ipoib_mcast_send(dev, phdr->hwaddr, skb);
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}
 
@@ -1060,16 +1069,16 @@ static int ipoib_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	case htons(ETH_P_IP):
 	case htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
 	case htons(ETH_P_TIPC):
-		neigh = ipoib_neigh_get(dev, cb->hwaddr);
+		neigh = ipoib_neigh_get(dev, phdr->hwaddr);
 		if (unlikely(!neigh)) {
-			neigh_add_path(skb, cb->hwaddr, dev);
+			neigh_add_path(skb, phdr->hwaddr, dev);
 			return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 		}
 		break;
 	case htons(ETH_P_ARP):
 	case htons(ETH_P_RARP):
 		/* for unicast ARP and RARP should always perform path find */
-		unicast_arp_send(skb, dev, cb);
+		unicast_arp_send(skb, dev, phdr);
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	default:
 		/* ethertype not supported by IPoIB */
@@ -1086,11 +1095,13 @@ send_using_neigh:
 			goto unref;
 		}
 	} else if (neigh->ah) {
-		ipoib_send(dev, skb, neigh->ah, IPOIB_QPN(cb->hwaddr));
+		ipoib_send(dev, skb, neigh->ah, IPOIB_QPN(phdr->hwaddr));
 		goto unref;
 	}
 
 	if (skb_queue_len(&neigh->queue) < IPOIB_MAX_PATH_REC_QUEUE) {
+		/* put pseudoheader back on for next time */
+		skb_push(skb, sizeof(*phdr));
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 		__skb_queue_tail(&neigh->queue, skb);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
@@ -1122,8 +1133,8 @@ static int ipoib_hard_header(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			     unsigned short type,
 			     const void *daddr, const void *saddr, unsigned len)
 {
+	struct ipoib_pseudo_header *phdr;
 	struct ipoib_header *header;
-	struct ipoib_cb *cb = ipoib_skb_cb(skb);
 
 	header = (struct ipoib_header *) skb_push(skb, sizeof *header);
 
@@ -1132,12 +1143,13 @@ static int ipoib_hard_header(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	/*
 	 * we don't rely on dst_entry structure,  always stuff the
-	 * destination address into skb->cb so we can figure out where
+	 * destination address into skb hard header so we can figure out where
 	 * to send the packet later.
 	 */
-	memcpy(cb->hwaddr, daddr, INFINIBAND_ALEN);
+	phdr = (struct ipoib_pseudo_header *) skb_push(skb, sizeof(*phdr));
+	memcpy(phdr->hwaddr, daddr, INFINIBAND_ALEN);
 
-	return sizeof *header;
+	return IPOIB_HARD_LEN;
 }
 
 static void ipoib_set_mcast_list(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -1759,7 +1771,7 @@ void ipoib_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	dev->flags		|= IFF_BROADCAST | IFF_MULTICAST;
 
-	dev->hard_header_len	 = IPOIB_ENCAP_LEN;
+	dev->hard_header_len	 = IPOIB_HARD_LEN;
 	dev->addr_len		 = INFINIBAND_ALEN;
 	dev->type		 = ARPHRD_INFINIBAND;
 	dev->tx_queue_len	 = ipoib_sendq_size * 2;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
index d3394b6..1909dd2 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
@@ -796,9 +796,11 @@ void ipoib_mcast_send(struct net_device *dev, u8 *daddr, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			__ipoib_mcast_add(dev, mcast);
 			list_add_tail(&mcast->list, &priv->multicast_list);
 		}
-		if (skb_queue_len(&mcast->pkt_queue) < IPOIB_MAX_MCAST_QUEUE)
+		if (skb_queue_len(&mcast->pkt_queue) < IPOIB_MAX_MCAST_QUEUE) {
+			/* put pseudoheader back on for next time */
+			skb_push(skb, sizeof(struct ipoib_pseudo_header));
 			skb_queue_tail(&mcast->pkt_queue, skb);
-		else {
+		} else {
 			++dev->stats.tx_dropped;
 			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		}
