diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index e9422fe45179..acb7b86574cd 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2911,7 +2911,7 @@ static int packet_snd(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 		if (unlikely(offset < 0))
 			goto out_free;
 	} else if (reserve) {
-		skb_push(skb, reserve);
+		skb_reserve(skb, -reserve);
 	}
 
 	/* Returns -EFAULT on error */