diff --git a/net/ipv4/esp4_offload.c b/net/ipv4/esp4_offload.c
index 8c0af30fb067..5cd219d7e746 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/esp4_offload.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/esp4_offload.c
@@ -283,6 +283,9 @@ 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 1c532638b2ad..e19c1844276f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/esp6_offload.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/esp6_offload.c
@@ -314,6 +314,9 @@ 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;
 }