diff --git a/subsys/net/l2/ethernet/ethernet.c b/subsys/net/l2/ethernet/ethernet.c
index f660aaecbce..2b0d8c5e056 100644
--- a/subsys/net/l2/ethernet/ethernet.c
+++ b/subsys/net/l2/ethernet/ethernet.c
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ static struct net_buf *ethernet_fill_header(struct ethernet_context *ctx,
 		hdr_vlan->type = ptype;
 		hdr_vlan->vlan.tpid = htons(NET_ETH_PTYPE_VLAN);
 		hdr_vlan->vlan.tci = htons(net_pkt_vlan_tci(pkt));
+		net_buf_add(hdr_frag, sizeof(struct net_eth_vlan_hdr));
 
 		print_vlan_ll_addrs(pkt, ntohs(hdr_vlan->type),
 				    net_pkt_vlan_tci(pkt),