--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.4.17/drivers/acorn/net/etherh.c	2001-09-13 22:21:32.000000000 +0000
+++ sangam-fb-401/linux-2.4.17/drivers/acorn/net/etherh.c	2004-04-08 07:35:46.000000000 +0000
@@ -251,6 +251,12 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Make sure we have a round number of bytes if we're in word mode.
+	 */
+	if (count & 1 && ei_local->word16)
+		count++;
+
 	ei_local->dmaing |= 1;
 
 	addr = dev->base_addr;