diff --git a/net/sched/act_ct.c b/net/sched/act_ct.c
index 81a2d6cbfb44..b4c42b257ae7 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ct.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ct.c
@@ -705,7 +705,6 @@ static int tcf_ct_handle_fragments(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (err || !frag)
 		return err;
 
-	skb_get(skb);
 	mru = tc_skb_cb(skb)->mru;
 
 	if (family == NFPROTO_IPV4) {
@@ -987,12 +986,8 @@ static int tcf_ct_act(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tc_action *a,
 	nh_ofs = skb_network_offset(skb);
 	skb_pull_rcsum(skb, nh_ofs);
 	err = tcf_ct_handle_fragments(net, skb, family, p->zone, &defrag);
-	if (err == -EINPROGRESS) {
-		retval = TC_ACT_STOLEN;
-		goto out_clear;
-	}
 	if (err)
-		goto drop;
+		goto out_frag;
 
 	err = tcf_ct_skb_network_trim(skb, family);
 	if (err)
@@ -1059,6 +1054,11 @@ out_clear:
 		qdisc_skb_cb(skb)->pkt_len = skb->len;
 	return retval;
 
+out_frag:
+	if (err != -EINPROGRESS)
+		tcf_action_inc_drop_qstats(&c->common);
+	return TC_ACT_CONSUMED;
+
 drop:
 	tcf_action_inc_drop_qstats(&c->common);
 	return TC_ACT_SHOT;