diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c
index f87d43faeeab..ebd62a7ab54b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c
@@ -455,17 +455,9 @@ ppp_sync_txmunge(struct syncppp *ap, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	/* prepend address/control fields if necessary */
 	if ((ap->flags & SC_COMP_AC) == 0 || islcp) {
-		if (skb_headroom(skb) < 2) {
-			struct sk_buff *npkt = dev_alloc_skb(skb->len + 2);
-			if (npkt == NULL) {
-				kfree_skb(skb);
-				return NULL;
-			}
-			skb_reserve(npkt,2);
-			skb_copy_from_linear_data(skb,
-				      skb_put(npkt, skb->len), skb->len);
-			consume_skb(skb);
-			skb = npkt;
+		if (skb_cow_head(skb, 2)) {
+			kfree_skb(skb);
+			return NULL;
 		}
 		skb_push(skb,2);
 		skb->data[0] = PPP_ALLSTATIONS;