diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index ebf83f090376..6a1b901ecc9b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -1236,19 +1236,8 @@ int ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, __u8 dsfield,
 	 */
 	max_headroom += LL_RESERVED_SPACE(tdev);
 
-	if (skb_headroom(skb) < max_headroom || skb_shared(skb) ||
-	    (skb_cloned(skb) && !skb_clone_writable(skb, 0))) {
-		struct sk_buff *new_skb;
-
-		new_skb = skb_realloc_headroom(skb, max_headroom);
-		if (!new_skb)
-			goto tx_err_dst_release;
-
-		if (skb->sk)
-			skb_set_owner_w(new_skb, skb->sk);
-		consume_skb(skb);
-		skb = new_skb;
-	}
+	if (skb_cow_head(skb, max_headroom))
+		goto tx_err_dst_release;
 
 	if (t->parms.collect_md) {
 		if (t->encap.type != TUNNEL_ENCAP_NONE)