diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
index e2bd2ad01b15..e72234efb648 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
@@ -969,7 +969,8 @@ int qeth_bridgeport_query_ports(struct qeth_card *card,
 int qeth_bridgeport_setrole(struct qeth_card *card, enum qeth_sbp_roles role);
 int qeth_bridgeport_an_set(struct qeth_card *card, int enable);
 int qeth_get_priority_queue(struct qeth_card *, struct sk_buff *, int, int);
-int qeth_get_elements_no(struct qeth_card *, struct sk_buff *, int);
+int qeth_get_elements_no(struct qeth_card *card, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			 int extra_elems, int data_offset);
 int qeth_get_elements_for_frags(struct sk_buff *);
 int qeth_do_send_packet_fast(struct qeth_card *, struct qeth_qdio_out_q *,
 			struct sk_buff *, struct qeth_hdr *, int, int, int);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
index b5fa6bb56b29..838ed6213118 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -3842,6 +3842,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_get_elements_for_frags);
  * @card:			qeth card structure, to check max. elems.
  * @skb:			SKB address
  * @extra_elems:		extra elems needed, to check against max.
+ * @data_offset:		range starts at skb->data + data_offset
  *
  * Returns the number of pages, and thus QDIO buffer elements, needed to cover
  * skb data, including linear part and fragments. Checks if the result plus
@@ -3849,10 +3850,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_get_elements_for_frags);
  * Note: extra_elems is not included in the returned result.
  */
 int qeth_get_elements_no(struct qeth_card *card,
-		     struct sk_buff *skb, int extra_elems)
+		     struct sk_buff *skb, int extra_elems, int data_offset)
 {
 	int elements = qeth_get_elements_for_range(
-				(addr_t)skb->data,
+				(addr_t)skb->data + data_offset,
 				(addr_t)skb->data + skb_headlen(skb)) +
 			qeth_get_elements_for_frags(skb);
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
index ac33f6c999b1..5082dfeacb95 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ static int qeth_l2_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	 * chaining we can not send long frag lists
 	 */
 	if ((card->info.type != QETH_CARD_TYPE_IQD) &&
-	    !qeth_get_elements_no(card, new_skb, 0)) {
+	    !qeth_get_elements_no(card, new_skb, 0, 0)) {
 		int lin_rc = skb_linearize(new_skb);
 
 		if (card->options.performance_stats) {
@@ -910,7 +910,8 @@ static int qeth_l2_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	elements = qeth_get_elements_no(card, new_skb, elements_needed);
+	elements = qeth_get_elements_no(card, new_skb, elements_needed,
+					(data_offset > 0) ? data_offset : 0);
 	if (!elements) {
 		if (data_offset >= 0)
 			kmem_cache_free(qeth_core_header_cache, hdr);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
index 5735fc3be6c7..d793be6f68e3 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -2870,7 +2870,7 @@ static int qeth_l3_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	 */
 	if ((card->info.type != QETH_CARD_TYPE_IQD) &&
 	    ((use_tso && !qeth_l3_get_elements_no_tso(card, new_skb, 1)) ||
-	     (!use_tso && !qeth_get_elements_no(card, new_skb, 0)))) {
+	     (!use_tso && !qeth_get_elements_no(card, new_skb, 0, 0)))) {
 		int lin_rc = skb_linearize(new_skb);
 
 		if (card->options.performance_stats) {
@@ -2912,7 +2912,8 @@ static int qeth_l3_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	elements = use_tso ?
 		   qeth_l3_get_elements_no_tso(card, new_skb, hdr_elements) :
-		   qeth_get_elements_no(card, new_skb, hdr_elements);
+		   qeth_get_elements_no(card, new_skb, hdr_elements,
+					(data_offset > 0) ? data_offset : 0);
 	if (!elements) {
 		if (data_offset >= 0)
 			kmem_cache_free(qeth_core_header_cache, hdr);