diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index 7ac5f8aa1235..d95658b738d1 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -2234,6 +2234,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__pskb_copy_fclone);
  *
  *	All the pointers pointing into skb header may change and must be
  *	reloaded after call to this function.
+ *
+ *	Note: If you skb_push() the start of the buffer after reallocating the
+ *	header, call skb_postpush_data_move() first to move the metadata out of
+ *	the way before writing to &sk_buff->data.
  */
 
 int pskb_expand_head(struct sk_buff *skb, int nhead, int ntail,
@@ -2305,8 +2309,6 @@ int pskb_expand_head(struct sk_buff *skb, int nhead, int ntail,
 	skb->nohdr    = 0;
 	atomic_set(&skb_shinfo(skb)->dataref, 1);
 
-	skb_metadata_clear(skb);
-
 	/* It is not generally safe to change skb->truesize.
 	 * For the moment, we really care of rx path, or
 	 * when skb is orphaned (not attached to a socket).