diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cx82310_eth.c b/drivers/net/usb/cx82310_eth.c
index e221bfcee76b..947bea81d924 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cx82310_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cx82310_eth.c
@@ -293,12 +293,9 @@ static struct sk_buff *cx82310_tx_fixup(struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
 	int len = skb->len;
 
-	if (skb_headroom(skb) < 2) {
-		struct sk_buff *skb2 = skb_copy_expand(skb, 2, 0, flags);
+	if (skb_cow_head(skb, 2)) {
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
-		skb = skb2;
-		if (!skb)
-			return NULL;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 	skb_push(skb, 2);