diff --git a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
index 1b9d286756be..b5fea1101faa 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ static int handle_fragments(struct net *net, struct sw_flow_key *key,
 	} else if (key->eth.type == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
 		enum ip6_defrag_users user = IP6_DEFRAG_CONNTRACK_IN + zone;
 
+		skb_orphan(skb);
 		memset(IP6CB(skb), 0, sizeof(struct inet6_skb_parm));
 		err = nf_ct_frag6_gather(net, skb, user);
 		if (err)