diff --git a/net/ipv4/ah4.c b/net/ipv4/ah4.c
index 880a5ec6dce0..86961bec70ab 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ah4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ah4.c
@@ -314,14 +314,15 @@ static int ah_input(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
 
-	ah = (struct ip_auth_hdr *)skb->data;
-	iph = ip_hdr(skb);
-	ihl = ip_hdrlen(skb);
 
 	if ((err = skb_cow_data(skb, 0, &trailer)) < 0)
 		goto out;
 	nfrags = err;
 
+	ah = (struct ip_auth_hdr *)skb->data;
+	iph = ip_hdr(skb);
+	ihl = ip_hdrlen(skb);
+
 	work_iph = ah_alloc_tmp(ahash, nfrags, ihl + ahp->icv_trunc_len);
 	if (!work_iph)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ah6.c b/net/ipv6/ah6.c
index ee82d4ef26ce..1aba54ae53c4 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ah6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ah6.c
@@ -538,14 +538,16 @@ static int ah6_input(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, ah_hlen))
 		goto out;
 
-	ip6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
-
-	skb_push(skb, hdr_len);
 
 	if ((err = skb_cow_data(skb, 0, &trailer)) < 0)
 		goto out;
 	nfrags = err;
 
+	ah = (struct ip_auth_hdr *)skb->data;
+	ip6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
+
+	skb_push(skb, hdr_len);
+
 	work_iph = ah_alloc_tmp(ahash, nfrags, hdr_len + ahp->icv_trunc_len);
 	if (!work_iph)
 		goto out;