diff --git a/net/sched/sch_netem.c b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
index d97acd2f3923..17a79fe2f091 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_netem.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
@@ -461,7 +461,8 @@ static int netem_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch,
 	skb->prev = NULL;
 
 	/* Random duplication */
-	if (q->duplicate && q->duplicate >= get_crandom(&q->dup_cor, &q->prng))
+	if (q->duplicate && skb->tc_depth == 0 &&
+	    q->duplicate >= get_crandom(&q->dup_cor, &q->prng))
 		++count;
 
 	/* Drop packet? */
@@ -540,11 +541,9 @@ static int netem_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch,
 	 */
 	if (skb2) {
 		struct Qdisc *rootq = qdisc_root_bh(sch);
-		u32 dupsave = q->duplicate; /* prevent duplicating a dup... */
 
-		q->duplicate = 0;
+		skb2->tc_depth++; /* prevent duplicating a dup... */
 		rootq->enqueue(skb2, rootq, to_free);
-		q->duplicate = dupsave;
 		skb2 = NULL;
 	}