diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h b/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
index fc6d0c6de741..731054ef6da5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ struct ndis_tcp_ip_checksum_info;
 /*
  * Represent netvsc packet which contains 1 RNDIS and 1 ethernet frame
  * within the RNDIS
+ *
+ * The size of this structure is less than 48 bytes and we can now
+ * place this structure in the skb->cb field.
  */
 struct hv_netvsc_packet {
 	/* Bookkeeping stuff */
diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index 7e356a11c1d7..b820888409bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -433,7 +433,6 @@ static int netvsc_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *net)
 	u32 net_trans_info;
 	u32 hash;
 	u32 skb_length;
-	u32 pkt_sz;
 	struct hv_page_buffer page_buf[MAX_PAGE_BUFFER_COUNT];
 	struct netvsc_stats *tx_stats = this_cpu_ptr(net_device_ctx->tx_stats);
 
@@ -461,16 +460,21 @@ check_size:
 		goto check_size;
 	}
 
-	pkt_sz = sizeof(struct hv_netvsc_packet) + RNDIS_AND_PPI_SIZE;
-
-	ret = skb_cow_head(skb, pkt_sz);
+	/*
+	 * Place the rndis header in the skb head room and
+	 * the skb->cb will be used for hv_netvsc_packet
+	 * structure.
+	 */
+	ret = skb_cow_head(skb, RNDIS_AND_PPI_SIZE);
 	if (ret) {
 		netdev_err(net, "unable to alloc hv_netvsc_packet\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto drop;
 	}
-	/* Use the headroom for building up the packet */
-	packet = (struct hv_netvsc_packet *)skb->head;
+	/* Use the skb control buffer for building up the packet */
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct hv_netvsc_packet) >
+			FIELD_SIZEOF(struct sk_buff, cb));
+	packet = (struct hv_netvsc_packet *)skb->cb;
 
 	packet->status = 0;
 	packet->xmit_more = skb->xmit_more;
@@ -483,8 +487,7 @@ check_size:
 	packet->is_data_pkt = true;
 	packet->total_data_buflen = skb->len;
 
-	rndis_msg = (struct rndis_message *)((unsigned long)packet +
-				sizeof(struct hv_netvsc_packet));
+	rndis_msg = (struct rndis_message *)skb->head;
 
 	memset(rndis_msg, 0, RNDIS_AND_PPI_SIZE);
 
@@ -1118,16 +1121,12 @@ static int netvsc_probe(struct hv_device *dev,
 	struct netvsc_device_info device_info;
 	struct netvsc_device *nvdev;
 	int ret;
-	u32 max_needed_headroom;
 
 	net = alloc_etherdev_mq(sizeof(struct net_device_context),
 				num_online_cpus());
 	if (!net)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	max_needed_headroom = sizeof(struct hv_netvsc_packet) +
-			      RNDIS_AND_PPI_SIZE;
-
 	netif_carrier_off(net);
 
 	net_device_ctx = netdev_priv(net);
@@ -1166,13 +1165,6 @@ static int netvsc_probe(struct hv_device *dev,
 	net->ethtool_ops = &ethtool_ops;
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(net, &dev->device);
 
-	/*
-	 * Request additional head room in the skb.
-	 * We will use this space to build the rndis
-	 * heaser and other state we need to maintain.
-	 */
-	net->needed_headroom = max_needed_headroom;
-
 	/* Notify the netvsc driver of the new device */
 	memset(&device_info, 0, sizeof(device_info));
 	device_info.ring_size = ring_size;
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 7d2d1d7aaec7..fcbc5259c630 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ static inline bool dev_xmit_complete(int rc)
  *	used.
  */
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_WLAN) || IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_AX25)
+#if defined(CONFIG_HYPERV_NET)
+# define LL_MAX_HEADER 128
+#elif defined(CONFIG_WLAN) || IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_AX25)
 # if defined(CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH)
 #  define LL_MAX_HEADER 128
 # else