diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
index 79e5c94107a9..72533c58c1f3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ static int bnx2fc_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	struct fc_frame_header *fh;
 	struct fcoe_rcv_info *fr;
 	struct fcoe_percpu_s *bg;
+	struct sk_buff *tmp_skb;
 	unsigned short oxid;
 
 	interface = container_of(ptype, struct bnx2fc_interface,
@@ -424,6 +425,12 @@ static int bnx2fc_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	tmp_skb = skb_share_check(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!tmp_skb)
+		goto err;
+
+	skb = tmp_skb;
+
 	if (unlikely(eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto != htons(ETH_P_FCOE))) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "bnx2fc_rcv: Wrong FC type frame\n");
 		goto err;