diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index 28204bc4f369..ca82f545ec2c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -628,9 +628,10 @@ static int xennet_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	slots = DIV_ROUND_UP(offset + len, PAGE_SIZE) +
 		xennet_count_skb_frag_slots(skb);
 	if (unlikely(slots > MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1)) {
-		net_alert_ratelimited(
-			"xennet: skb rides the rocket: %d slots\n", slots);
-		goto drop;
+		net_dbg_ratelimited("xennet: skb rides the rocket: %d slots, %d bytes\n",
+				    slots, skb->len);
+		if (skb_linearize(skb))
+			goto drop;
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->tx_lock, flags);