diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
index 3f00810b7288..187c6fcc3027 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
@@ -661,6 +661,7 @@ int ip_defrag(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 user)
 	struct ipq *qp;
 
 	IP_INC_STATS_BH(net, IPSTATS_MIB_REASMREQDS);
+	skb_orphan(skb);
 
 	/* Lookup (or create) queue header */
 	qp = ip_find(net, ip_hdr(skb), user, vif);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_defrag_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_defrag_ipv4.c
index 6fb869f646bf..a04dee536b8e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_defrag_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_defrag_ipv4.c
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ static int nf_ct_ipv4_gather_frags(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
 	int err;
 
-	skb_orphan(skb);
-
 	local_bh_disable();
 	err = ip_defrag(net, skb, user);
 	local_bh_enable();