--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c	
+++ a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c	
@@ -406,6 +406,10 @@ static bool e1000_clean_rx_irq(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
 			goto next_desc;
 		}
 
+		/* adjust length to remove Ethernet CRC */
+		length -= 4;
+
+		/* probably a little skewed due to removing CRC */
 		total_rx_bytes += length;
 		total_rx_packets++;
 
@@ -699,7 +703,8 @@ static bool e1000_clean_rx_irq_ps(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
 			kunmap_atomic(vaddr, KM_SKB_DATA_SOFTIRQ);
 			pci_dma_sync_single_for_device(pdev, ps_page->dma,
 				PAGE_SIZE, PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-
+			/* remove the CRC */
+			l1 -= 4;
 			skb_put(skb, l1);
 			goto copydone;
 		} /* if */
@@ -721,6 +726,10 @@ static bool e1000_clean_rx_irq_ps(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
 			skb->truesize += length;
 		}
 
+		/* strip the ethernet crc, problem is we're using pages now so
+		 * this whole operation can get a little cpu intensive */
+		pskb_trim(skb, skb->len - 4);
+
 copydone:
 		total_rx_bytes += skb->len;
 		total_rx_packets++;
@@ -1753,11 +1762,9 @@ static void e1000_setup_rctl(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 
 		ew32(RFCTL, rfctl);
 
-		/* Enable Packet split descriptors */
-		rctl |= E1000_RCTL_DTYP_PS;
-		
-		/* Enable hardware CRC frame stripping */
-		rctl |= E1000_RCTL_SECRC;
+		/* disable the stripping of CRC because it breaks
+		 * BMC firmware connected over SMBUS */
+		rctl |= E1000_RCTL_DTYP_PS /* | E1000_RCTL_SECRC */;
 
 		psrctl |= adapter->rx_ps_bsize0 >>
 			E1000_PSRCTL_BSIZE0_SHIFT;