goto done;
        }
 
-       /* Make sure there's enough room for any header */
-       if (skb_headroom(skb) < drvr->hdrlen) {
-               struct sk_buff *skb2;
-
-               brcmf_dbg(INFO, "%s: insufficient headroom\n",
+       /* Make sure there's enough writable headroom*/
+       ret = skb_cow_head(skb, drvr->hdrlen);
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               brcmf_err("%s: skb_cow_head failed\n",
                          brcmf_ifname(ifp));
-               drvr->bus_if->tx_realloc++;
-               skb2 = skb_realloc_headroom(skb, drvr->hdrlen);
                dev_kfree_skb(skb);
-               skb = skb2;
-               if (skb == NULL) {
-                       brcmf_err("%s: skb_realloc_headroom failed\n",
-                                 brcmf_ifname(ifp));
-                       ret = -ENOMEM;
-                       goto done;
-               }
+               goto done;
        }
 
        /* validate length for ether packet */