diff --git a/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c b/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
index 03b877ff4558..a75df2ec8db0 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
@@ -459,10 +459,8 @@ static int seg6_input_core(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 	int err;
 
 	err = seg6_do_srh(skb);
-	if (unlikely(err)) {
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-		return err;
-	}
+	if (unlikely(err))
+		goto drop;
 
 	slwt = seg6_lwt_lwtunnel(orig_dst->lwtstate);
 
@@ -486,7 +484,7 @@ static int seg6_input_core(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 
 	err = skb_cow_head(skb, LL_RESERVED_SPACE(dst->dev));
 	if (unlikely(err))
-		return err;
+		goto drop;
 
 	if (static_branch_unlikely(&nf_hooks_lwtunnel_enabled))
 		return NF_HOOK(NFPROTO_IPV6, NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT,
@@ -494,6 +492,9 @@ static int seg6_input_core(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 			       skb_dst(skb)->dev, seg6_input_finish);
 
 	return seg6_input_finish(dev_net(skb->dev), NULL, skb);
+drop:
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int seg6_input_nf(struct sk_buff *skb)