diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_defrag_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_defrag_ipv4.c
index a04dee536b8e..d88da36b383c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_defrag_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_defrag_ipv4.c
@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@ static int nf_ct_ipv4_gather_frags(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	err = ip_defrag(net, skb, user);
 	local_bh_enable();
 
-	if (!err) {
-		ip_send_check(ip_hdr(skb));
+	if (!err)
 		skb->ignore_df = 1;
-	}
 
 	return err;
 }