diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index d200a7ccbde6..b3fa4b86ab4c 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -2836,6 +2836,7 @@ struct sk_buff *validate_xmit_skb_list(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *d
 	}
 	return head;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(validate_xmit_skb_list);
 
 static void qdisc_pkt_len_init(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index ea1115602f58..34e4fcfd240b 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static void __fanout_link(struct sock *sk, struct packet_sock *po);
 static int packet_direct_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = skb->dev;
-	netdev_features_t features;
+	struct sk_buff *orig_skb = skb;
 	struct netdev_queue *txq;
 	int ret = NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 
@@ -257,9 +257,8 @@ static int packet_direct_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		     !netif_carrier_ok(dev)))
 		goto drop;
 
-	features = netif_skb_features(skb);
-	if (skb_needs_linearize(skb, features) &&
-	    __skb_linearize(skb))
+	skb = validate_xmit_skb_list(skb, dev);
+	if (skb != orig_skb)
 		goto drop;
 
 	txq = skb_get_tx_queue(dev, skb);
@@ -279,7 +278,7 @@ static int packet_direct_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return ret;
 drop:
 	atomic_long_inc(&dev->tx_dropped);
-	kfree_skb(skb);
+	kfree_skb_list(skb);
 	return NET_XMIT_DROP;
 }