diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
index a2ace42e95366..e8403a70c6b74 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ static int rxe_udp_encap_recv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	pkt->mask = RXE_GRH_MASK;
 	pkt->paylen = be16_to_cpu(udph->len) - sizeof(*udph);
 
+	/* remove udp header */
+	skb_pull(skb, sizeof(struct udphdr));
+
 	rxe_rcv(skb);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -401,6 +404,9 @@ static int rxe_loopback(struct sk_buff *skb, struct rxe_pkt_info *pkt)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
+	/* remove udp header */
+	skb_pull(skb, sizeof(struct udphdr));
+
 	rxe_rcv(skb);
 
 	return 0;