diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index a202dcec0dc2..6b04a88466b2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -198,19 +198,10 @@ static int ip_finish_output2(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *s
 	} else if (rt->rt_type == RTN_BROADCAST)
 		IP_UPD_PO_STATS(net, IPSTATS_MIB_OUTBCAST, skb->len);
 
-	/* Be paranoid, rather than too clever. */
 	if (unlikely(skb_headroom(skb) < hh_len && dev->header_ops)) {
-		struct sk_buff *skb2;
-
-		skb2 = skb_realloc_headroom(skb, LL_RESERVED_SPACE(dev));
-		if (!skb2) {
-			kfree_skb(skb);
+		skb = skb_expand_head(skb, hh_len);
+		if (!skb)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
-		if (skb->sk)
-			skb_set_owner_w(skb2, skb->sk);
-		consume_skb(skb);
-		skb = skb2;
 	}
 
 	if (lwtunnel_xmit_redirect(dst->lwtstate)) {