diff --git a/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c b/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
index 0da90e73c79b..f33a7f7a1249 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
@@ -478,6 +478,17 @@ int batadv_frag_send_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		goto free_skb;
 	}
 
+	/* GRO might have added fragments to the fragment list instead of
+	 * frags[]. But this is not handled by skb_split and must be
+	 * linearized to avoid incorrect length information after all
+	 * batman-adv fragments were created and submitted to the
+	 * hard-interface
+	 */
+	if (skb_has_frag_list(skb) && __skb_linearize(skb)) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto free_skb;
+	}
+
 	/* Create one header to be copied to all fragments */
 	frag_header.packet_type = BATADV_UNICAST_FRAG;
 	frag_header.version = BATADV_COMPAT_VERSION;