diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index 74a2d886a35b..86cc58376392 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -6220,9 +6220,6 @@ int skb_ensure_writable(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int write_len)
 	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, write_len))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (!skb_frags_readable(skb))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
 	if (!skb_cloned(skb) || skb_clone_writable(skb, write_len))
 		return 0;