diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/ethertap_kern.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/ethertap_kern.c
index 542bcc58..04f11b9 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/ethertap_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/ethertap_kern.c
@@ -36,35 +36,24 @@
 	printk("\n");
 }
 
-static int etap_read(int fd, struct sk_buff **skb, struct uml_net_private *lp)
+static int etap_read(int fd, struct sk_buff *skb, struct uml_net_private *lp)
 {
 	int len;
 
-	*skb = ether_adjust_skb(*skb, ETH_HEADER_ETHERTAP);
-	if (*skb == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	len = net_recvfrom(fd, skb_mac_header(*skb),
-			   (*skb)->dev->mtu + 2 * ETH_HEADER_ETHERTAP);
+	len = net_recvfrom(fd, skb_mac_header(skb),
+			   skb->dev->mtu + 2 + ETH_HEADER_ETHERTAP);
 	if (len <= 0)
-		return len;
-	skb_pull(*skb, 2);
+		return(len);
+
+	skb_pull(skb, 2);
 	len -= 2;
 	return len;
 }
 
-static int etap_write(int fd, struct sk_buff **skb, struct uml_net_private *lp)
+static int etap_write(int fd, struct sk_buff *skb, struct uml_net_private *lp)
 {
-	if (skb_headroom(*skb) < 2) {
-	  	struct sk_buff *skb2;
-
-		skb2 = skb_realloc_headroom(*skb, 2);
-		dev_kfree_skb(*skb);
-		if (skb2 == NULL)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		*skb = skb2;
-	}
-	skb_push(*skb, 2);
-	return net_send(fd, (*skb)->data, (*skb)->len);
+	skb_push(skb, 2);
+	return net_send(fd, skb->data, skb->len);
 }
 
 const struct net_kern_info ethertap_kern_info = {
@@ -99,6 +88,7 @@
 	.user 		= &ethertap_user_info,
 	.kern 		= &ethertap_kern_info,
 	.private_size 	= sizeof(struct ethertap_data),
+	.setup_size 	= sizeof(struct ethertap_init),
 };
 
 static int register_ethertap(void)
diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/ethertap_user.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/ethertap_user.c
index 29404b9..4ff5536 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/ethertap_user.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/ethertap_user.c
@@ -222,11 +222,6 @@
 	pri->control_fd = -1;
 }
 
-static int etap_set_mtu(int mtu, void *data)
-{
-	return mtu;
-}
-
 static void etap_add_addr(unsigned char *addr, unsigned char *netmask,
 			  void *data)
 {
@@ -254,8 +249,8 @@
 	.open		= etap_open,
 	.close	 	= etap_close,
 	.remove	 	= NULL,
-	.set_mtu	= etap_set_mtu,
 	.add_address	= etap_add_addr,
 	.delete_address = etap_del_addr,
-	.max_packet	= MAX_PACKET - ETH_HEADER_ETHERTAP
+	.mtu		= ETH_MAX_PACKET,
+	.max_packet	= ETH_MAX_PACKET + ETH_HEADER_ETHERTAP,
 };
diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/tuntap_kern.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/tuntap_kern.c
index 9ade1f8..9d38480 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/tuntap_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/tuntap_kern.c
@@ -35,20 +35,15 @@
 	printk("\n");
 }
 
-static int tuntap_read(int fd, struct sk_buff **skb,
-		       struct uml_net_private *lp)
+static int tuntap_read(int fd, struct sk_buff *skb, struct uml_net_private *lp)
 {
-	*skb = ether_adjust_skb(*skb, ETH_HEADER_OTHER);
-	if (*skb == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	return net_read(fd, skb_mac_header(*skb),
-			(*skb)->dev->mtu + ETH_HEADER_OTHER);
+	return net_read(fd, skb_mac_header(skb),
+			skb->dev->mtu + ETH_HEADER_OTHER);
 }
 
-static int tuntap_write(int fd, struct sk_buff **skb,
-			struct uml_net_private *lp)
+static int tuntap_write(int fd, struct sk_buff *skb, struct uml_net_private *lp)
 {
-	return net_write(fd, (*skb)->data, (*skb)->len);
+	return net_write(fd, skb->data, skb->len);
 }
 
 const struct net_kern_info tuntap_kern_info = {
diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/tuntap_user.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/tuntap_user.c
index 10714a4..6c55d3c 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/tuntap_user.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/tuntap_user.c
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 #include "tuntap.h"
 #include "user.h"
 
-#define MAX_PACKET ETH_MAX_PACKET
-
 static int tuntap_user_init(void *data, void *dev)
 {
 	struct tuntap_data *pri = data;
@@ -206,18 +204,13 @@
 	pri->fd = -1;
 }
 
-static int tuntap_set_mtu(int mtu, void *data)
-{
-	return mtu;
-}
-
 const struct net_user_info tuntap_user_info = {
 	.init		= tuntap_user_init,
 	.open		= tuntap_open,
 	.close	 	= tuntap_close,
 	.remove	 	= NULL,
-	.set_mtu	= tuntap_set_mtu,
 	.add_address	= tuntap_add_addr,
 	.delete_address = tuntap_del_addr,
-	.max_packet	= MAX_PACKET
+	.mtu		= ETH_MAX_PACKET,
+	.max_packet	= ETH_MAX_PACKET + ETH_HEADER_OTHER,
 };