diff --git a/net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c b/net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c
index 9c04326bf48b..ced6ec7b4f4b 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c
@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@ static int qrtr_pad_word_pskb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 				kunmap_atomic(vaddr);
 				count += d_off + padding_len;
 				skb->len = padto;
+				skb->data_len += padding_len;
 				break;
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -711,6 +712,7 @@ static int qrtr_pad_word_pskb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 					count += p_len;
 					padding_len -= d_len;
 					skb->len += d_len;
+					skb->data_len += padding_len;
 					continue;
 				}
 
@@ -720,6 +722,7 @@ static int qrtr_pad_word_pskb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 				kunmap_atomic(vaddr);
 				count += d_off + padding_len;
 				skb->len += padding_len;
+				skb->data_len += padding_len;
 			}
 		}