diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 3994b71f8197..8351faabba62 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2912,13 +2912,15 @@ static int packet_snd(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	if (skb == NULL)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	skb_set_network_header(skb, reserve);
+	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
 
 	err = -EINVAL;
 	if (sock->type == SOCK_DGRAM) {
 		offset = dev_hard_header(skb, dev, ntohs(proto), addr, NULL, len);
 		if (unlikely(offset < 0))
 			goto out_free;
+	} else if (reserve) {
+		skb_push(skb, reserve);
 	}
 
 	/* Returns -EFAULT on error */