diff --git a/include/linux/if_vlan.h b/include/linux/if_vlan.h
index f8ff918c208f..e1ff5b14310e 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_vlan.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_vlan.h
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *__vlan_put_tag(struct sk_buff *skb, u16 vlan_tci)
 
 	/* Move the mac addresses to the beginning of the new header. */
 	memmove(skb->data, skb->data + VLAN_HLEN, 2 * VLAN_ETH_ALEN);
+	skb->mac_header -= VLAN_HLEN;
 
 	/* first, the ethernet type */
 	veth->h_vlan_proto = htons(ETH_P_8021Q);