diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_offload.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_offload.c
index 11f69bb..b6a2aa1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_offload.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_offload.c
@@ -149,11 +149,19 @@
 	 * is freed by GSO engine
 	 */
 	if (copy_destructor) {
+		int delta;
+
 		swap(gso_skb->sk, skb->sk);
 		swap(gso_skb->destructor, skb->destructor);
 		sum_truesize += skb->truesize;
-		refcount_add(sum_truesize - gso_skb->truesize,
-			   &skb->sk->sk_wmem_alloc);
+		delta = sum_truesize - gso_skb->truesize;
+		/* In some pathological cases, delta can be negative.
+		 * We need to either use refcount_add() or refcount_sub_and_test()
+		 */
+		if (likely(delta >= 0))
+			refcount_add(delta, &skb->sk->sk_wmem_alloc);
+		else
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(refcount_sub_and_test(-delta, &skb->sk->sk_wmem_alloc));
 	}
 
 	delta = htonl(oldlen + (skb_tail_pointer(skb) -