diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index d4382b68d56e..ab3d161247b9 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -3914,7 +3914,6 @@ skb_zerocopy(struct sk_buff *to, struct sk_buff *from, int len, int hlen)
 	skb_len_add(to, len + plen);
 
 	if (unlikely(skb_orphan_frags(from, GFP_ATOMIC))) {
-		skb_tx_error(from);
 		if (j > 0)
 			put_page(virt_to_head_page(from->head));
 		return -ENOMEM;