diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index 64dfaa3..9bf46bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@
 				 const struct ethhdr *eth, bool local)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = vlan->dev;
-	if (!skb)
-		return NET_RX_DROP;
 
 	if (local)
 		return vlan->forward(dev, skb);
@@ -171,9 +169,13 @@
 			hash = mc_hash(vlan, eth->h_dest);
 			if (!test_bit(hash, vlan->mc_filter))
 				continue;
+
+			err = NET_RX_DROP;
 			nskb = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
-			err = macvlan_broadcast_one(nskb, vlan, eth,
-					 mode == MACVLAN_MODE_BRIDGE);
+			if (likely(nskb))
+				err = macvlan_broadcast_one(
+					nskb, vlan, eth,
+					mode == MACVLAN_MODE_BRIDGE);
 			macvlan_count_rx(vlan, skb->len + ETH_HLEN,
 					 err == NET_RX_SUCCESS, 1);
 		}