diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 5747b9edc1bb03b24075349a293cfaa7bd389e85..4fad9db417b1b3b9657bf97f71d335fb9b771578 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1982,6 +1982,21 @@ static inline int __dev_xmit_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *q,
 	return rc;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Returns true if either:
+ *	1. skb has frag_list and the device doesn't support FRAGLIST, or
+ *	2. skb is fragmented and the device does not support SG, or if
+ *	   at least one of fragments is in highmem and device does not
+ *	   support DMA from it.
+ */
+static inline int skb_needs_linearize(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				      struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	return (skb_has_frags(skb) && !(dev->features & NETIF_F_FRAGLIST)) ||
+	       (skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags && (!(dev->features & NETIF_F_SG) ||
+					      illegal_highdma(dev, skb)));
+}
+
 /**
  *	dev_queue_xmit - transmit a buffer
  *	@skb: buffer to transmit
@@ -2018,18 +2033,8 @@ int dev_queue_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (netif_needs_gso(dev, skb))
 		goto gso;
 
-	if (skb_has_frags(skb) &&
-	    !(dev->features & NETIF_F_FRAGLIST) &&
-	    __skb_linearize(skb))
-		goto out_kfree_skb;
-
-	/* Fragmented skb is linearized if device does not support SG,
-	 * or if at least one of fragments is in highmem and device
-	 * does not support DMA from it.
-	 */
-	if (skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags &&
-	    (!(dev->features & NETIF_F_SG) || illegal_highdma(dev, skb)) &&
-	    __skb_linearize(skb))
+	/* Convert a paged skb to linear, if required */
+	if (skb_needs_linearize(skb, dev) && __skb_linearize(skb))
 		goto out_kfree_skb;
 
 	/* If packet is not checksummed and device does not support