diff --git a/net/dsa/tag_ar9331.c b/net/dsa/tag_ar9331.c
index 466ffa92a474..55b00694cdba 100644
--- a/net/dsa/tag_ar9331.c
+++ b/net/dsa/tag_ar9331.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *ar9331_tag_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	__le16 *phdr;
 	u16 hdr;
 
-	if (skb_cow_head(skb, 0) < 0)
+	if (skb_cow_head(skb, AR9331_HDR_LEN) < 0)
 		return NULL;
 
 	phdr = skb_push(skb, AR9331_HDR_LEN);
diff --git a/net/dsa/tag_qca.c b/net/dsa/tag_qca.c
index c8a128c9e5e0..70db7c909f74 100644
--- a/net/dsa/tag_qca.c
+++ b/net/dsa/tag_qca.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *qca_tag_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	struct dsa_port *dp = dsa_slave_to_port(dev);
 	u16 *phdr, hdr;
 
-	if (skb_cow_head(skb, 0) < 0)
+	if (skb_cow_head(skb, QCA_HDR_LEN) < 0)
 		return NULL;
 
 	skb_push(skb, QCA_HDR_LEN);