diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index dbc871306910..f745112f7efa 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -3035,6 +3035,7 @@ 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 11db0d619c00..d2238b204691 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ 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;
 
@@ -258,9 +258,8 @@ 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);
@@ -280,7 +279,7 @@ 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;
 }