diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 9a2254f9802f325de65fa569ceeaa5411a31dfcc..588b473194a8a8ce23bde368b2b0350a3317db8b 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1948,8 +1948,12 @@ void dev_queue_xmit_nit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		goto again;
 	}
 out_unlock:
-	if (pt_prev)
-		pt_prev->func(skb2, skb->dev, pt_prev, skb->dev);
+	if (pt_prev) {
+		if (!skb_orphan_frags_rx(skb2, GFP_ATOMIC))
+			pt_prev->func(skb2, skb->dev, pt_prev, skb->dev);
+		else
+			kfree_skb(skb2);
+	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_queue_xmit_nit);