diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 586a11c..c1dc8a9 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1902,14 +1902,14 @@
 
 /*
  * Try to orphan skb early, right before transmission by the device.
- * We cannot orphan skb if tx timestamp is requested, since
- * drivers need to call skb_tstamp_tx() to send the timestamp.
+ * We cannot orphan skb if tx timestamp is requested or the sk-reference
+ * is needed on driver level for other reasons, e.g. see net/can/raw.c
  */
 static inline void skb_orphan_try(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
 
-	if (sk && !skb_tx(skb)->flags) {
+	if (sk && !skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags) {
 		/* skb_tx_hash() wont be able to get sk.
 		 * We copy sk_hash into skb->rxhash
 		 */