diff --git a/net/ipv4/esp4_offload.c b/net/ipv4/esp4_offload.c
index 2ddba1e2cf22..ab6fe94b8fd9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/esp4_offload.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/esp4_offload.c
@@ -337,6 +337,9 @@ static int esp_xmit(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb,  netdev_features_
 
 	secpath_reset(skb);
 
+	if (skb_needs_linearize(skb, skb->dev->features) &&
+	    __skb_linearize(skb))
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/esp6_offload.c b/net/ipv6/esp6_offload.c
index 4cc19acfc369..6b30f34c7978 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/esp6_offload.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/esp6_offload.c
@@ -372,6 +372,9 @@ static int esp6_xmit(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb,  netdev_features
 
 	secpath_reset(skb);
 
+	if (skb_needs_linearize(skb, skb->dev->features) &&
+	    __skb_linearize(skb))
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	return 0;
 }