diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 86cfe60..050c551 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@
 	newnp->pktoptions = NULL;
 	if (treq->pktopts != NULL) {
 		newnp->pktoptions = skb_clone(treq->pktopts, GFP_ATOMIC);
-		kfree_skb(treq->pktopts);
+		consume_skb(treq->pktopts);
 		treq->pktopts = NULL;
 		if (newnp->pktoptions)
 			skb_set_owner_r(newnp->pktoptions, newsk);