diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 9b6a4a875c55..6b929aca155a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -958,7 +958,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *receive_mergeable(struct net_device *dev,
 				put_page(page);
 				head_skb = page_to_skb(vi, rq, xdp_page, offset,
 						       len, PAGE_SIZE, false,
-						       metasize, headroom);
+						       metasize,
+						       VIRTIO_XDP_HEADROOM);
 				return head_skb;
 			}
 			break;