diff --git a/net/ipv4/ping.c b/net/ipv4/ping.c
index c0d82f78d364..2a3720fb5a5f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ping.c
@@ -966,8 +966,11 @@ bool ping_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	sk = ping_lookup(net, skb, ntohs(icmph->un.echo.id));
 	if (sk != NULL) {
+		struct sk_buff *skb2 = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+
 		pr_debug("rcv on socket %p\n", sk);
-		ping_queue_rcv_skb(sk, skb_get(skb));
+		if (skb2)
+			ping_queue_rcv_skb(sk, skb2);
 		sock_put(sk);
 		return true;
 	}