diff --git a/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c b/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
index add2b58312d7..44eaad77e70c 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
@@ -589,13 +589,17 @@ static netdev_tx_t bt_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	int err = 0;
 	bdaddr_t addr;
 	u8 addr_type;
+	struct sk_buff *tmpskb;
 
 	/* We must take a copy of the skb before we modify/replace the ipv6
 	 * header as the header could be used elsewhere
 	 */
-	skb = skb_unshare(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!skb)
+	tmpskb = skb_unshare(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!tmpskb) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return NET_XMIT_DROP;
+	}
+	skb = tmpskb;
 
 	/* Return values from setup_header()
 	 *  <0 - error, packet is dropped