diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter_bridge.h b/include/linux/netfilter_bridge.h
index 10c13dc4665b7add3c2e5a78143cc2c4a4257619..427c67ff89e98196498a9f85982699b11b2cd777 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter_bridge.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter_bridge.h
@@ -48,15 +48,25 @@ enum nf_br_hook_priorities {
 
 /* Only used in br_forward.c */
 static inline
-void nf_bridge_maybe_copy_header(struct sk_buff *skb)
+int nf_bridge_maybe_copy_header(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	int err;
+
 	if (skb->nf_bridge) {
 		if (skb->protocol == __constant_htons(ETH_P_8021Q)) {
+			err = skb_cow(skb, 18);
+			if (err)
+				return err;
 			memcpy(skb->data - 18, skb->nf_bridge->data, 18);
 			skb_push(skb, 4);
-		} else
+		} else {
+			err = skb_cow(skb, 16);
+			if (err)
+				return err;
 			memcpy(skb->data - 16, skb->nf_bridge->data, 16);
+		}
 	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* This is called by the IP fragmenting code and it ensures there is
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_forward.c b/net/bridge/br_forward.c
index 6ccd32b308091dcd443f6ff00ab0aea2ad456e21..864fbbc7b24d0eb1d9769723cdf385c60aba410c 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_forward.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_forward.c
@@ -40,11 +40,15 @@ int br_dev_queue_push_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	else {
 #ifdef CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER
 		/* ip_refrag calls ip_fragment, doesn't copy the MAC header. */
-		nf_bridge_maybe_copy_header(skb);
+		if (nf_bridge_maybe_copy_header(skb))
+			kfree_skb(skb);
+		else
 #endif
-		skb_push(skb, ETH_HLEN);
+		{
+			skb_push(skb, ETH_HLEN);
 
-		dev_queue_xmit(skb);
+			dev_queue_xmit(skb);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;