if (skb_is_gso(skb)) {
                struct skb_shared_info *shinfo = skb_shinfo(skb);
 
-               /* Due to header grow, MSS needs to be downgraded. */
-               if (!(flags & BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_FIXED_GSO))
-                       skb_decrease_gso_size(shinfo, len_diff);
-
                /* Header must be checked, and gso_segs recomputed. */
                shinfo->gso_type |= gso_type;
                shinfo->gso_segs = 0;
+
+               /* Due to header growth, MSS needs to be downgraded.
+                * There is a BUG_ON() when segmenting the frag_list with
+                * head_frag true, so linearize the skb after downgrading
+                * the MSS.
+                */
+               if (!(flags & BPF_F_ADJ_ROOM_FIXED_GSO)) {
+                       skb_decrease_gso_size(shinfo, len_diff);
+                       if (shinfo->frag_list)
+                               return skb_linearize(skb);
+               }
        }
 
        return 0;