diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
index d4278361e002..a036ef104198 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
@@ -1525,21 +1525,14 @@ static int amsdu_to_msdu(struct adapter *padapter, struct recv_frame *prframe)
 
 		/* Allocate new skb for releasing to upper layer */
 		sub_skb = dev_alloc_skb(nSubframe_Length + 12);
-		if (sub_skb) {
-			skb_reserve(sub_skb, 12);
-			skb_put_data(sub_skb, pdata, nSubframe_Length);
-		} else {
-			sub_skb = skb_clone(prframe->pkt, GFP_ATOMIC);
-			if (sub_skb) {
-				sub_skb->data = pdata;
-				sub_skb->len = nSubframe_Length;
-				skb_set_tail_pointer(sub_skb, nSubframe_Length);
-			} else {
-				DBG_88E("skb_clone() Fail!!! , nr_subframes=%d\n", nr_subframes);
-				break;
-			}
+		if (!sub_skb) {
+			DBG_88E("dev_alloc_skb() Fail!!! , nr_subframes=%d\n", nr_subframes);
+			break;
 		}
 
+		skb_reserve(sub_skb, 12);
+		skb_put_data(sub_skb, pdata, nSubframe_Length);
+
 		subframes[nr_subframes++] = sub_skb;
 
 		if (nr_subframes >= MAX_SUBFRAME_COUNT) {