diff --git a/net/kcm/kcmsock.c b/net/kcm/kcmsock.c
index 7e08a4d3d77d..64f0e8531af0 100644
--- a/net/kcm/kcmsock.c
+++ b/net/kcm/kcmsock.c
@@ -929,24 +929,26 @@ static int kcm_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 			goto out_error;
 	}
 
-	/* New message, alloc head skb */
-	head = alloc_skb(0, sk->sk_allocation);
-	while (!head) {
-		kcm_push(kcm);
-		err = sk_stream_wait_memory(sk, &timeo);
-		if (err)
-			goto out_error;
-
+	if (msg_data_left(msg)) {
+		/* New message, alloc head skb */
 		head = alloc_skb(0, sk->sk_allocation);
+		while (!head) {
+			kcm_push(kcm);
+			err = sk_stream_wait_memory(sk, &timeo);
+			if (err)
+				goto out_error;
+
+			head = alloc_skb(0, sk->sk_allocation);
+		}
+
+		skb = head;
+
+		/* Set ip_summed to CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY to avoid calling
+		 * csum_and_copy_from_iter from skb_do_copy_data_nocache.
+		 */
+		skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
 	}
 
-	skb = head;
-
-	/* Set ip_summed to CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY to avoid calling
-	 * csum_and_copy_from_iter from skb_do_copy_data_nocache.
-	 */
-	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
-
 start:
 	while (msg_data_left(msg)) {
 		bool merge = true;
@@ -1018,10 +1020,12 @@ wait_for_memory:
 	if (eor) {
 		bool not_busy = skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_write_queue);
 
-		/* Message complete, queue it on send buffer */
-		__skb_queue_tail(&sk->sk_write_queue, head);
-		kcm->seq_skb = NULL;
-		KCM_STATS_INCR(kcm->stats.tx_msgs);
+		if (head) {
+			/* Message complete, queue it on send buffer */
+			__skb_queue_tail(&sk->sk_write_queue, head);
+			kcm->seq_skb = NULL;
+			KCM_STATS_INCR(kcm->stats.tx_msgs);
+		}
 
 		if (msg->msg_flags & MSG_BATCH) {
 			kcm->tx_wait_more = true;