{
        struct mlx4_wqe_inline_seg *inl = &tx_desc->inl;
        int spc = MLX4_INLINE_ALIGN - CTRL_SIZE - sizeof *inl;
+       unsigned int hlen = skb_headlen(skb);
 
        if (skb->len <= spc) {
                if (likely(skb->len >= MIN_PKT_LEN)) {
                        memset(((void *)(inl + 1)) + skb->len, 0,
                               MIN_PKT_LEN - skb->len);
                }
-               skb_copy_from_linear_data(skb, inl + 1, skb_headlen(skb));
+               skb_copy_from_linear_data(skb, inl + 1, hlen);
                if (shinfo->nr_frags)
-                       memcpy(((void *)(inl + 1)) + skb_headlen(skb), fragptr,
+                       memcpy(((void *)(inl + 1)) + hlen, fragptr,
                               skb_frag_size(&shinfo->frags[0]));
 
        } else {
                inl->byte_count = cpu_to_be32(1 << 31 | spc);
-               if (skb_headlen(skb) <= spc) {
-                       skb_copy_from_linear_data(skb, inl + 1, skb_headlen(skb));
-                       if (skb_headlen(skb) < spc) {
-                               memcpy(((void *)(inl + 1)) + skb_headlen(skb),
-                                       fragptr, spc - skb_headlen(skb));
-                               fragptr +=  spc - skb_headlen(skb);
+               if (hlen <= spc) {
+                       skb_copy_from_linear_data(skb, inl + 1, hlen);
+                       if (hlen < spc) {
+                               memcpy(((void *)(inl + 1)) + hlen,
+                                      fragptr, spc - hlen);
+                               fragptr +=  spc - hlen;
                        }
                        inl = (void *) (inl + 1) + spc;
                        memcpy(((void *)(inl + 1)), fragptr, skb->len - spc);
                        skb_copy_from_linear_data(skb, inl + 1, spc);
                        inl = (void *) (inl + 1) + spc;
                        skb_copy_from_linear_data_offset(skb, spc, inl + 1,
-                                       skb_headlen(skb) - spc);
+                                                        hlen - spc);
                        if (shinfo->nr_frags)
-                               memcpy(((void *)(inl + 1)) + skb_headlen(skb) - spc,
+                               memcpy(((void *)(inl + 1)) + hlen - spc,
                                       fragptr,
                                       skb_frag_size(&shinfo->frags[0]));
                }