diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index 00e34afd858e..f80f6584a6ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -865,18 +865,24 @@ static struct sk_buff *veth_xdp_rcv_skb(struct veth_rq *rq,
 
 	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
 
-	/* check if bpf_xdp_adjust_tail was used */
-	off = xdp->data_end - orig_data_end;
-	if (off != 0)
-		__skb_put(skb, off); /* positive on grow, negative on shrink */
-
 	/* XDP frag metadata (e.g. nr_frags) are updated in eBPF helpers
-	 * (e.g. bpf_xdp_adjust_tail), we need to update data_len here.
+	 * (e.g. bpf_xdp_adjust_tail). Remove the old fragment contribution
+	 * from skb->len before updating data_len, then add the new one back.
 	 */
-	if (xdp_buff_has_frags(xdp))
+	skb->len -= skb->data_len;
+	if (xdp_buff_has_frags(xdp)) {
 		skb->data_len = skb_shinfo(skb)->xdp_frags_size;
-	else
+		skb->len += skb->data_len;
+	} else {
 		skb->data_len = 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Synchronize the skb tail with XDP's updated linear area. */
+	off = xdp->data_end - orig_data_end;
+	if (off != 0) {
+		skb_set_tail_pointer(skb, xdp->data_end - xdp->data);
+		skb->len += off; /* positive on grow, negative on shrink */
+	}
 
 	skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, rq->dev);