diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
index ae69bbde2e878..33ffd349fb054 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ static int ibmveth_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 			if (csum_good)
 				skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
 
-			netif_receive_skb(skb);	/* send it up */
+			napi_gro_receive(napi, skb);	/* send it up */
 
 			netdev->stats.rx_packets++;
 			netdev->stats.rx_bytes += length;