diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
index 753db686649f5fb17fd608d6f8213328b92a8bf4..a3d82368f1a9f9722e62920e44ef52f7ee8602ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
@@ -210,22 +210,13 @@ static netdev_tx_t brcmf_netdev_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	/* Make sure there's enough room for any header */
-	if (skb_headroom(skb) < drvr->hdrlen) {
-		struct sk_buff *skb2;
-
-		brcmf_dbg(INFO, "%s: insufficient headroom\n",
+	/* Make sure there's enough writable headroom*/
+	ret = skb_cow_head(skb, drvr->hdrlen);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		brcmf_err("%s: skb_cow_head failed\n",
 			  brcmf_ifname(ifp));
-		drvr->bus_if->tx_realloc++;
-		skb2 = skb_realloc_headroom(skb, drvr->hdrlen);
 		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
-		skb = skb2;
-		if (skb == NULL) {
-			brcmf_err("%s: skb_realloc_headroom failed\n",
-				  brcmf_ifname(ifp));
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto done;
-		}
+		goto done;
 	}
 
 	/* validate length for ether packet */