--- linux-2.6.17.6/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c	2006-08-03 17:38:53.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.17.6.patched/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c	2006-08-03 19:38:53.000000000 +0200
@@ -3843,9 +3843,13 @@
 	buffer_info = &rx_ring->buffer_info[i];
 
 	while (cleaned_count--) {
-		if (!(skb = buffer_info->skb))
+		if (!(skb = buffer_info->skb)) {
+			if (SKB_DATA_ALIGN(adapter->hw.max_frame_size) + sizeof(struct skb_shared_info) <= bufsz) {
+				bufsz -= sizeof(struct skb_shared_info);
+				printk(KERN_INFO "%s - bufsz %d\n",e1000_driver_string, bufsz);
+			}
 			skb = dev_alloc_skb(bufsz);
-		else {
+		} else {
 			skb_trim(skb, 0);
 			goto map_skb;
 		}