diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/net1080.c b/drivers/net/usb/net1080.c
index 0a85d92..4cbdb13 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/net1080.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/net1080.c
@@ -364,6 +364,10 @@
 	struct nc_trailer	*trailer;
 	u16			hdr_len, packet_len;
 
+	/* This check is no longer done by usbnet */
+	if (skb->len < dev->net->hard_header_len)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (!(skb->len & 0x01)) {
 		netdev_dbg(dev->net, "rx framesize %d range %d..%d mtu %d\n",
 			   skb->len, dev->net->hard_header_len, dev->hard_mtu,