diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 494242bb9cf6..231ad91a919d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -312,6 +312,14 @@ struct padded_vnet_hdr {
 	char padding[12];
 };
 
+struct virtio_net_common_hdr {
+	union {
+		struct virtio_net_hdr hdr;
+		struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf	mrg_hdr;
+		struct virtio_net_hdr_v1_hash hash_v1_hdr;
+	};
+};
+
 static void virtnet_rq_free_unused_buf(struct virtqueue *vq, void *buf);
 static void virtnet_sq_free_unused_buf(struct virtqueue *vq, void *buf);
 
@@ -353,9 +361,10 @@ static int rxq2vq(int rxq)
 	return rxq * 2;
 }
 
-static inline struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf *skb_vnet_hdr(struct sk_buff *skb)
+static inline struct virtio_net_common_hdr *
+skb_vnet_common_hdr(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return (struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf *)skb->cb;
+	return (struct virtio_net_common_hdr *)skb->cb;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -478,7 +487,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *page_to_skb(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 				   unsigned int headroom)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf *hdr;
+	struct virtio_net_common_hdr *hdr;
 	unsigned int copy, hdr_len, hdr_padded_len;
 	struct page *page_to_free = NULL;
 	int tailroom, shinfo_size;
@@ -563,7 +572,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *page_to_skb(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 		give_pages(rq, page);
 
 ok:
-	hdr = skb_vnet_hdr(skb);
+	hdr = skb_vnet_common_hdr(skb);
 	memcpy(hdr, hdr_p, hdr_len);
 	if (page_to_free)
 		put_page(page_to_free);
@@ -975,7 +984,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *receive_small_build_skb(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 		return NULL;
 
 	buf += header_offset;
-	memcpy(skb_vnet_hdr(skb), buf, vi->hdr_len);
+	memcpy(skb_vnet_common_hdr(skb), buf, vi->hdr_len);
 
 	return skb;
 }
@@ -1586,7 +1595,7 @@ static void receive_buf(struct virtnet_info *vi, struct receive_queue *rq,
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = vi->dev;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf *hdr;
+	struct virtio_net_common_hdr *hdr;
 
 	if (unlikely(len < vi->hdr_len + ETH_HLEN)) {
 		pr_debug("%s: short packet %i\n", dev->name, len);
@@ -1606,9 +1615,9 @@ static void receive_buf(struct virtnet_info *vi, struct receive_queue *rq,
 	if (unlikely(!skb))
 		return;
 
-	hdr = skb_vnet_hdr(skb);
+	hdr = skb_vnet_common_hdr(skb);
 	if (dev->features & NETIF_F_RXHASH && vi->has_rss_hash_report)
-		virtio_skb_set_hash((const struct virtio_net_hdr_v1_hash *)hdr, skb);
+		virtio_skb_set_hash(&hdr->hash_v1_hdr, skb);
 
 	if (hdr->hdr.flags & VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_DATA_VALID)
 		skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
@@ -2114,7 +2123,7 @@ static int xmit_skb(struct send_queue *sq, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (can_push)
 		hdr = (struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf *)(skb->data - hdr_len);
 	else
-		hdr = skb_vnet_hdr(skb);
+		hdr = &skb_vnet_common_hdr(skb)->mrg_hdr;
 
 	if (virtio_net_hdr_from_skb(skb, &hdr->hdr,
 				    virtio_is_little_endian(vi->vdev), false,