diff --git a/hw/net/igb_core.c b/hw/net/igb_core.c
index eaca5bd..21a8d9a 100644
--- a/hw/net/igb_core.c
+++ b/hw/net/igb_core.c
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@
 
     ehdr = PKT_GET_ETH_HDR(filter_buf);
     net_rx_pkt_set_packet_type(core->rx_pkt, get_eth_packet_type(ehdr));
-    net_rx_pkt_set_protocols(core->rx_pkt, filter_buf, size);
+    net_rx_pkt_set_protocols(core->rx_pkt, iov, iovcnt, iov_ofs);
 
     queues = igb_receive_assign(core, ehdr, size, &rss_info, external_tx);
     if (!queues) {
diff --git a/hw/net/net_rx_pkt.c b/hw/net/net_rx_pkt.c
index 39cdea0..63be6e0 100644
--- a/hw/net/net_rx_pkt.c
+++ b/hw/net/net_rx_pkt.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
                                 iov, iovcnt, ploff, pkt->tot_len);
     }
 
-    eth_get_protocols(pkt->vec, pkt->vec_len, &pkt->hasip4, &pkt->hasip6,
+    eth_get_protocols(pkt->vec, pkt->vec_len, 0, &pkt->hasip4, &pkt->hasip6,
                       &pkt->l3hdr_off, &pkt->l4hdr_off, &pkt->l5hdr_off,
                       &pkt->ip6hdr_info, &pkt->ip4hdr_info, &pkt->l4hdr_info);
 
@@ -186,17 +186,13 @@
     return pkt->tot_len;
 }
 
-void net_rx_pkt_set_protocols(struct NetRxPkt *pkt, const void *data,
-                              size_t len)
+void net_rx_pkt_set_protocols(struct NetRxPkt *pkt,
+                              const struct iovec *iov, size_t iovcnt,
+                              size_t iovoff)
 {
-    const struct iovec iov = {
-        .iov_base = (void *)data,
-        .iov_len = len
-    };
-
     assert(pkt);
 
-    eth_get_protocols(&iov, 1, &pkt->hasip4, &pkt->hasip6,
+    eth_get_protocols(iov, iovcnt, iovoff, &pkt->hasip4, &pkt->hasip6,
                       &pkt->l3hdr_off, &pkt->l4hdr_off, &pkt->l5hdr_off,
                       &pkt->ip6hdr_info, &pkt->ip4hdr_info, &pkt->l4hdr_info);
 }
diff --git a/hw/net/net_rx_pkt.h b/hw/net/net_rx_pkt.h
index d00b484..a06f5c2 100644
--- a/hw/net/net_rx_pkt.h
+++ b/hw/net/net_rx_pkt.h
@@ -55,12 +55,14 @@
  * parse and set packet analysis results
  *
  * @pkt:            packet
- * @data:           pointer to the data buffer to be parsed
- * @len:            data length
+ * @iov:            received data scatter-gather list
+ * @iovcnt:         number of elements in iov
+ * @iovoff:         data start offset in the iov
  *
  */
-void net_rx_pkt_set_protocols(struct NetRxPkt *pkt, const void *data,
-                              size_t len);
+void net_rx_pkt_set_protocols(struct NetRxPkt *pkt,
+                              const struct iovec *iov, size_t iovcnt,
+                              size_t iovoff);
 
 /**
  * fetches packet analysis results
diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
index 8ce239a..6df6b73 100644
--- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
@@ -1834,9 +1834,12 @@
         VIRTIO_NET_HASH_REPORT_UDPv6,
         VIRTIO_NET_HASH_REPORT_UDPv6_EX
     };
+    struct iovec iov = {
+        .iov_base = (void *)buf,
+        .iov_len = size
+    };
 
-    net_rx_pkt_set_protocols(pkt, buf + n->host_hdr_len,
-                             size - n->host_hdr_len);
+    net_rx_pkt_set_protocols(pkt, &iov, 1, n->host_hdr_len);
     net_rx_pkt_get_protocols(pkt, &hasip4, &hasip6, &l4hdr_proto);
     net_hash_type = virtio_net_get_hash_type(hasip4, hasip6, l4hdr_proto,
                                              n->rss_data.hash_types);
diff --git a/hw/net/vmxnet3.c b/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
index 9acff31..05f41b6 100644
--- a/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
+++ b/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
@@ -2001,7 +2001,12 @@
         get_eth_packet_type(PKT_GET_ETH_HDR(buf)));
 
     if (vmxnet3_rx_filter_may_indicate(s, buf, size)) {
-        net_rx_pkt_set_protocols(s->rx_pkt, buf, size);
+        struct iovec iov = {
+            .iov_base = (void *)buf,
+            .iov_len = size
+        };
+
+        net_rx_pkt_set_protocols(s->rx_pkt, &iov, 1, 0);
         vmxnet3_rx_need_csum_calculate(s->rx_pkt, buf, size);
         net_rx_pkt_attach_data(s->rx_pkt, buf, size, s->rx_vlan_stripping);
         bytes_indicated = vmxnet3_indicate_packet(s) ? size : -1;
diff --git a/include/net/eth.h b/include/net/eth.h
index c5ae449..9f19c3a 100644
--- a/include/net/eth.h
+++ b/include/net/eth.h
@@ -312,10 +312,10 @@
 }
 
 static inline uint32_t
-eth_get_l2_hdr_length_iov(const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt)
+eth_get_l2_hdr_length_iov(const struct iovec *iov, size_t iovcnt, size_t iovoff)
 {
     uint8_t p[sizeof(struct eth_header) + sizeof(struct vlan_header)];
-    size_t copied = iov_to_buf(iov, iovcnt, 0, p, ARRAY_SIZE(p));
+    size_t copied = iov_to_buf(iov, iovcnt, iovoff, p, ARRAY_SIZE(p));
 
     if (copied < ARRAY_SIZE(p)) {
         return copied;
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
     bool has_tcp_data;
 } eth_l4_hdr_info;
 
-void eth_get_protocols(const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt,
+void eth_get_protocols(const struct iovec *iov, size_t iovcnt, size_t iovoff,
                        bool *hasip4, bool *hasip6,
                        size_t *l3hdr_off,
                        size_t *l4hdr_off,
diff --git a/net/eth.c b/net/eth.c
index 70bcd8e..d7b30df 100644
--- a/net/eth.c
+++ b/net/eth.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
     return l4len > TCP_HEADER_DATA_OFFSET(tcp);
 }
 
-void eth_get_protocols(const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt,
+void eth_get_protocols(const struct iovec *iov, size_t iovcnt, size_t iovoff,
                        bool *hasip4, bool *hasip6,
                        size_t *l3hdr_off,
                        size_t *l4hdr_off,
@@ -147,26 +147,24 @@
 {
     int proto;
     bool fragment = false;
-    size_t l2hdr_len = eth_get_l2_hdr_length_iov(iov, iovcnt);
     size_t input_size = iov_size(iov, iovcnt);
     size_t copied;
     uint8_t ip_p;
 
     *hasip4 = *hasip6 = false;
+    *l3hdr_off = iovoff + eth_get_l2_hdr_length_iov(iov, iovcnt, iovoff);
     l4hdr_info->proto = ETH_L4_HDR_PROTO_INVALID;
 
-    proto = eth_get_l3_proto(iov, iovcnt, l2hdr_len);
-
-    *l3hdr_off = l2hdr_len;
+    proto = eth_get_l3_proto(iov, iovcnt, *l3hdr_off);
 
     if (proto == ETH_P_IP) {
         struct ip_header *iphdr = &ip4hdr_info->ip4_hdr;
 
-        if (input_size < l2hdr_len) {
+        if (input_size < *l3hdr_off) {
             return;
         }
 
-        copied = iov_to_buf(iov, iovcnt, l2hdr_len, iphdr, sizeof(*iphdr));
+        copied = iov_to_buf(iov, iovcnt, *l3hdr_off, iphdr, sizeof(*iphdr));
         if (copied < sizeof(*iphdr) ||
             IP_HEADER_VERSION(iphdr) != IP_HEADER_VERSION_4) {
             return;
@@ -175,17 +173,17 @@
         *hasip4 = true;
         ip_p = iphdr->ip_p;
         ip4hdr_info->fragment = IP4_IS_FRAGMENT(iphdr);
-        *l4hdr_off = l2hdr_len + IP_HDR_GET_LEN(iphdr);
+        *l4hdr_off = *l3hdr_off + IP_HDR_GET_LEN(iphdr);
 
         fragment = ip4hdr_info->fragment;
     } else if (proto == ETH_P_IPV6) {
-        if (!eth_parse_ipv6_hdr(iov, iovcnt, l2hdr_len, ip6hdr_info)) {
+        if (!eth_parse_ipv6_hdr(iov, iovcnt, *l3hdr_off, ip6hdr_info)) {
             return;
         }
 
         *hasip6 = true;
         ip_p = ip6hdr_info->l4proto;
-        *l4hdr_off = l2hdr_len + ip6hdr_info->full_hdr_len;
+        *l4hdr_off = *l3hdr_off + ip6hdr_info->full_hdr_len;
         fragment = ip6hdr_info->fragment;
     } else {
         return;