diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 0e501714d47f..b534a1be540a 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -1896,8 +1896,6 @@ static inline int __skb_cow(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int headroom,
 {
 	int delta = 0;
 
-	if (headroom < NET_SKB_PAD)
-		headroom = NET_SKB_PAD;
 	if (headroom > skb_headroom(skb))
 		delta = headroom - skb_headroom(skb);