diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000.h b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000.h
index 2a567df3ea71..e8932db7ee77 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000.h
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000.h
@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ struct e1000_adapter {
 	/* for ioport free */
 	int bars;
 	int need_ioport;
+
+	bool discarding;
 };
 
 enum e1000_state_t {
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index b3f67b41627f..a53a2017c537 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -3850,13 +3850,22 @@ static bool e1000_clean_rx_irq(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
 
 		length = le16_to_cpu(rx_desc->length);
 		/* !EOP means multiple descriptors were used to store a single
-		 * packet, also make sure the frame isn't just CRC only */
-		if (unlikely(!(status & E1000_RXD_STAT_EOP) || (length <= 4))) {
+		 * packet, if thats the case we need to toss it.  In fact, we
+		 * to toss every packet with the EOP bit clear and the next
+		 * frame that _does_ have the EOP bit set, as it is by
+		 * definition only a frame fragment
+		 */
+		if (unlikely(!(status & E1000_RXD_STAT_EOP)))
+			adapter->discarding = true;
+
+		if (adapter->discarding) {
 			/* All receives must fit into a single buffer */
 			E1000_DBG("%s: Receive packet consumed multiple"
 				  " buffers\n", netdev->name);
 			/* recycle */
 			buffer_info->skb = skb;
+			if (status & E1000_RXD_STAT_EOP)
+				adapter->discarding = false;
 			goto next_desc;
 		}