diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
index 9889a70ff4f6fece5bfabbfb45a3470f721a5a32..636f48f19d1eacae67c050de4fc3e651bffdf825 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
@@ -2607,14 +2607,9 @@ static struct sk_buff *lan78xx_tx_prep(struct lan78xx_net *dev,
 {
 	u32 tx_cmd_a, tx_cmd_b;
 
-	if (skb_headroom(skb) < TX_OVERHEAD) {
-		struct sk_buff *skb2;
-
-		skb2 = skb_copy_expand(skb, TX_OVERHEAD, 0, flags);
+	if (skb_cow_head(skb, TX_OVERHEAD)) {
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
-		skb = skb2;
-		if (!skb)
-			return NULL;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (lan78xx_linearize(skb) < 0)