diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_core.c b/net/8021q/vlan_core.c
index 9012b1c922b61a..75d427763992b1 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_core.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_core.c
@@ -114,8 +114,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vlan_dev_vlan_proto);
 
 static struct sk_buff *vlan_reorder_header(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	if (skb_cow(skb, skb_headroom(skb)) < 0)
+	if (skb_cow(skb, skb_headroom(skb)) < 0) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	memmove(skb->data - ETH_HLEN, skb->data - VLAN_ETH_HLEN, 2 * ETH_ALEN);
 	skb->mac_header += VLAN_HLEN;
 	return skb;