diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
index 654f051d0023..43ac8e28e418 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
@@ -678,9 +678,15 @@ static struct slave *rlb_arp_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bonding *bond)
 	if (arp->op_code == htons(ARPOP_REPLY)) {
 		/* the arp must be sent on the selected rx channel */
 		tx_slave = rlb_choose_channel(skb, bond, arp);
-		if (tx_slave)
+		if (tx_slave &&
+		    !ether_addr_equal_64bits(arp->mac_src,
+					     tx_slave->dev->dev_addr)) {
+			if (unlikely(skb_cow_head(skb, 0)))
+				return NULL;
+			arp = (struct arp_pkt *)skb_network_header(skb);
 			bond_hw_addr_copy(arp->mac_src, tx_slave->dev->dev_addr,
 					  tx_slave->dev->addr_len);
+		}
 		netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "(slave %s): Server sent ARP Reply packet\n",
 			   tx_slave ? tx_slave->dev->name : "NULL");
 	} else if (arp->op_code == htons(ARPOP_REQUEST)) {
@@ -1340,7 +1346,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t bond_do_alb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bonding *bond,
 				    struct slave *tx_slave)
 {
 	struct alb_bond_info *bond_info = &(BOND_ALB_INFO(bond));
-	struct ethhdr *eth_data = eth_hdr(skb);
 
 	if (!tx_slave) {
 		/* unbalanced or unassigned, send through primary */
@@ -1351,7 +1356,9 @@ static netdev_tx_t bond_do_alb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bonding *bond,
 
 	if (tx_slave && bond_slave_can_tx(tx_slave)) {
 		if (tx_slave != rcu_access_pointer(bond->curr_active_slave)) {
-			ether_addr_copy(eth_data->h_source,
+			if (unlikely(skb_cow_head(skb, 0)))
+				return bond_tx_drop(bond->dev, skb);
+			ether_addr_copy(skb_eth_hdr(skb)->h_source,
 					tx_slave->dev->dev_addr);
 		}
 
@@ -1375,8 +1382,7 @@ struct slave *bond_xmit_tlb_slave_get(struct bonding *bond,
 	struct ethhdr *eth_data;
 	u32 hash_index;
 
-	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
-	eth_data = eth_hdr(skb);
+	eth_data = skb_eth_hdr(skb);
 
 	/* Do not TX balance any multicast or broadcast */
 	if (!is_multicast_ether_addr(eth_data->h_dest)) {
@@ -1428,8 +1434,7 @@ struct slave *bond_xmit_alb_slave_get(struct bonding *bond,
 	u32 hash_index = 0;
 	int hash_size = 0;
 
-	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
-	eth_data = eth_hdr(skb);
+	eth_data = skb_eth_hdr(skb);
 
 	switch (ntohs(skb->protocol)) {
 	case ETH_P_IP: {