diff --git a/net/dsa/tag_ar9331.c b/net/dsa/tag_ar9331.c
index 55b00694cdba..002cf7f952e2 100644
--- a/net/dsa/tag_ar9331.c
+++ b/net/dsa/tag_ar9331.c
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *ar9331_tag_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	__le16 *phdr;
 	u16 hdr;
 
-	if (skb_cow_head(skb, AR9331_HDR_LEN) < 0)
-		return NULL;
-
 	phdr = skb_push(skb, AR9331_HDR_LEN);
 
 	hdr = FIELD_PREP(AR9331_HDR_VERSION_MASK, AR9331_HDR_VERSION);