diff --git a/net/mac802154/tx.c b/net/mac802154/tx.c
index 7e253455f9dd..bcd1a5e6ebf4 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/tx.c
@@ -63,8 +63,21 @@ ieee802154_tx(struct ieee802154_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!(local->hw.flags & IEEE802154_HW_TX_OMIT_CKSUM)) {
-		u16 crc = crc_ccitt(0, skb->data, skb->len);
+		struct sk_buff *nskb;
+		u16 crc;
 
+		if (unlikely(skb_tailroom(skb) < IEEE802154_FCS_LEN)) {
+			nskb = skb_copy_expand(skb, 0, IEEE802154_FCS_LEN,
+					       GFP_ATOMIC);
+			if (likely(nskb)) {
+				consume_skb(skb);
+				skb = nskb;
+			} else {
+				goto err_tx;
+			}
+		}
+
+		crc = crc_ccitt(0, skb->data, skb->len);
 		put_unaligned_le16(crc, skb_put(skb, 2));
 	}