diff --git a/net/bridge/br_mrp.c b/net/bridge/br_mrp.c
index 179d2470b724..ef16d0703924 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_mrp.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_mrp.c
@@ -224,11 +224,9 @@ static struct sk_buff *br_mrp_alloc_test_skb(struct br_mrp *mrp,
 		sub_opt = skb_put(skb, sizeof(*sub_opt));
 		memset(sub_opt, 0x0, sizeof(*sub_opt));
 
-		sub_tlv = skb_put(skb, sizeof(*sub_tlv));
-		sub_tlv->type = BR_MRP_SUB_TLV_HEADER_TEST_AUTO_MGR;
-
 		/* 32 bit alligment shall be ensured therefore add 2 bytes */
-		skb_put(skb, MRP_OPT_PADDING);
+		sub_tlv = skb_put_zero(skb, sizeof(*sub_tlv) + MRP_OPT_PADDING);
+		sub_tlv->type = BR_MRP_SUB_TLV_HEADER_TEST_AUTO_MGR;
 	}
 
 	br_mrp_skb_tlv(skb, BR_MRP_TLV_HEADER_END, 0x0);