diff --git a/net/tipc/msg.c b/net/tipc/msg.c
index 8740930f0787..17201aa8423d 100644
--- a/net/tipc/msg.c
+++ b/net/tipc/msg.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include "name_table.h"
 
 #define MAX_FORWARD_SIZE 1024
+#define BUF_HEADROOM (LL_MAX_HEADER + 48)
+#define BUF_TAILROOM 16
 
 static unsigned int align(unsigned int i)
 {
@@ -505,6 +507,10 @@ bool tipc_msg_reverse(u32 own_node,  struct sk_buff **skb, int err)
 		msg_set_hdr_sz(hdr, BASIC_H_SIZE);
 	}
 
+	if (skb_cloned(_skb) &&
+	    pskb_expand_head(_skb, BUF_HEADROOM, BUF_TAILROOM, GFP_KERNEL))
+		goto exit;
+
 	/* Now reverse the concerned fields */
 	msg_set_errcode(hdr, err);
 	msg_set_origport(hdr, msg_destport(&ohdr));
diff --git a/net/tipc/msg.h b/net/tipc/msg.h
index 024da8af91f0..7cf52fb39bee 100644
--- a/net/tipc/msg.h
+++ b/net/tipc/msg.h
@@ -94,17 +94,6 @@ struct plist;
 
 #define TIPC_MEDIA_INFO_OFFSET	5
 
-/**
- * TIPC message buffer code
- *
- * TIPC message buffer headroom reserves space for the worst-case
- * link-level device header (in case the message is sent off-node).
- *
- * Note: Headroom should be a multiple of 4 to ensure the TIPC header fields
- *       are word aligned for quicker access
- */
-#define BUF_HEADROOM (LL_MAX_HEADER + 48)
-
 struct tipc_skb_cb {
 	void *handle;
 	struct sk_buff *tail;