diff --git a/net/dsa/tag_edsa.c b/net/dsa/tag_edsa.c
index 120614240319761437f0568f9ba9a1b5ef25ddf8..abf70a29deb43b774541a8482df6625e260af025 100644
--- a/net/dsa/tag_edsa.c
+++ b/net/dsa/tag_edsa.c
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *edsa_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	 * current ethertype field if the packet is untagged.
 	 */
 	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_8021Q)) {
-		if (skb_cow_head(skb, DSA_HLEN) < 0)
-			return NULL;
 		skb_push(skb, DSA_HLEN);
 
 		memmove(skb->data, skb->data + DSA_HLEN, 2 * ETH_ALEN);
@@ -60,8 +58,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *edsa_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 			edsa_header[6] &= ~0x10;
 		}
 	} else {
-		if (skb_cow_head(skb, EDSA_HLEN) < 0)
-			return NULL;
 		skb_push(skb, EDSA_HLEN);
 
 		memmove(skb->data, skb->data + EDSA_HLEN, 2 * ETH_ALEN);