pr_debug("%s(skb %p,sch %p,[qdisc %p])\n", __func__, skb, sch, p);
 
        if (p->set_tc_index) {
+               int wlen = skb_network_offset(skb);
+
                switch (tc_skb_protocol(skb)) {
                case htons(ETH_P_IP):
-                       if (skb_cow_head(skb, sizeof(struct iphdr)))
+                       wlen += sizeof(struct iphdr);
+                       if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, wlen) ||
+                           skb_try_make_writable(skb, wlen))
                                goto drop;
 
                        skb->tc_index = ipv4_get_dsfield(ip_hdr(skb))
                        break;
 
                case htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
-                       if (skb_cow_head(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr)))
+                       wlen += sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
+                       if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, wlen) ||
+                           skb_try_make_writable(skb, wlen))
                                goto drop;
 
                        skb->tc_index = ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6_hdr(skb))