diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/sr9700.c b/drivers/net/usb/sr9700.c
index 4a1e9c489f1f..aadfe1d1c37e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/sr9700.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/sr9700.c
@@ -456,14 +456,9 @@ static struct sk_buff *sr9700_tx_fixup(struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	len = skb->len;
 
-	if (skb_headroom(skb) < SR_TX_OVERHEAD) {
-		struct sk_buff *skb2;
-
-		skb2 = skb_copy_expand(skb, SR_TX_OVERHEAD, 0, flags);
+	if (skb_cow_head(skb, SR_TX_OVERHEAD)) {
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
-		skb = skb2;
-		if (!skb)
-			return NULL;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	__skb_push(skb, SR_TX_OVERHEAD);