struct splice_pipe_desc *spd, struct sock *sk)
 {
        int seg;
-       bool head_is_linear = !skb->head_frag;
+       bool head_is_locked = !skb->head_frag || skb_cloned(skb);
 
        /* map the linear part :
-        * If skb->head_frag is set, this 'linear' part is backed
-        * by a fragment, and we can avoid a copy.
+        * If skb->head_frag is set, this 'linear' part is backed by a
+        * fragment, and if the head is not shared with any clones then
+        * we can avoid a copy since we own the head portion of this page.
         */
        if (__splice_segment(virt_to_page(skb->data),
                             (unsigned long) skb->data & (PAGE_SIZE - 1),
                             skb_headlen(skb),
                             offset, len, skb, spd,
-                            head_is_linear,
+                            head_is_locked,
                             sk, pipe))
                return true;
 
 
                to->data_len += len;
                goto merge;
        }
-       if (from->head_frag) {
+       if (from->head_frag && !skb_cloned(from)) {
                struct page *page;
                unsigned int offset;
 
                offset = from->data - (unsigned char *)page_address(page);
                skb_fill_page_desc(to, skb_shinfo(to)->nr_frags,
                                   page, offset, skb_headlen(from));
-
-               if (skb_cloned(from))
-                       get_page(page);
-               else
-                       *fragstolen = true;
-
+               *fragstolen = true;
                delta = len; /* we dont know real truesize... */
                goto copyfrags;
        }