diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index d460a4cbda1c..decce3655a48 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -867,6 +867,19 @@ static inline unsigned int skb_napi_id(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 #endif
 }
 
+/* decrement the reference count and return true if we can free the skb */
+static inline bool skb_unref(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	if (unlikely(!skb))
+		return false;
+	if (likely(atomic_read(&skb->users) == 1))
+		smp_rmb();
+	else if (likely(!atomic_dec_and_test(&skb->users)))
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 void kfree_skb(struct sk_buff *skb);
 void kfree_skb_list(struct sk_buff *segs);
 void skb_tx_error(struct sk_buff *skb);
diff --git a/net/core/datagram.c b/net/core/datagram.c
index bc46118486fe..e5311a7c70da 100644
--- a/net/core/datagram.c
+++ b/net/core/datagram.c
@@ -330,9 +330,7 @@ void __skb_free_datagram_locked(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int len)
 {
 	bool slow;
 
-	if (likely(atomic_read(&skb->users) == 1))
-		smp_rmb();
-	else if (likely(!atomic_dec_and_test(&skb->users))) {
+	if (!skb_unref(skb)) {
 		sk_peek_offset_bwd(sk, len);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index e508c1eae67f..747263c49838 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -694,12 +694,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__kfree_skb);
  */
 void kfree_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	if (unlikely(!skb))
-		return;
-	if (likely(atomic_read(&skb->users) == 1))
-		smp_rmb();
-	else if (likely(!atomic_dec_and_test(&skb->users)))
+	if (!skb_unref(skb))
 		return;
+
 	trace_kfree_skb(skb, __builtin_return_address(0));
 	__kfree_skb(skb);
 }
@@ -746,12 +743,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(skb_tx_error);
  */
 void consume_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	if (unlikely(!skb))
-		return;
-	if (likely(atomic_read(&skb->users) == 1))
-		smp_rmb();
-	else if (likely(!atomic_dec_and_test(&skb->users)))
+	if (!skb_unref(skb))
 		return;
+
 	trace_consume_skb(skb);
 	__kfree_skb(skb);
 }