diff --git a/include/net/gro.h b/include/net/gro.h
index 867656b0739c..c37c5d6f8c02 100644
--- a/include/net/gro.h
+++ b/include/net/gro.h
@@ -160,6 +160,17 @@ static inline void *skb_gro_header_slow(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int hlen,
 	return skb->data + offset;
 }
 
+static inline void *skb_gro_header_try_fast(struct sk_buff *skb,
+					unsigned int hlen, unsigned int offset)
+{
+	void *ptr;
+
+	ptr = skb_gro_header_fast(skb, offset);
+	if (skb_gro_header_hard(skb, hlen))
+		ptr = skb_gro_header_slow(skb, hlen, offset);
+	return ptr;
+}
+
 static inline void *skb_gro_network_header(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	return (NAPI_GRO_CB(skb)->frag0 ?: skb->data) +
@@ -301,12 +312,9 @@ static inline void *skb_gro_remcsum_process(struct sk_buff *skb, void *ptr,
 		return ptr;
 	}
 
-	ptr = skb_gro_header_fast(skb, off);
-	if (skb_gro_header_hard(skb, off + plen)) {
-		ptr = skb_gro_header_slow(skb, off + plen, off);
-		if (!ptr)
-			return NULL;
-	}
+	ptr = skb_gro_header_try_fast(skb, off + plen, off);
+	if (!ptr)
+		return NULL;
 
 	delta = remcsum_adjust(ptr + hdrlen, NAPI_GRO_CB(skb)->csum,
 			       start, offset);
@@ -329,12 +337,9 @@ static inline void skb_gro_remcsum_cleanup(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!grc->delta)
 		return;
 
-	ptr = skb_gro_header_fast(skb, grc->offset);
-	if (skb_gro_header_hard(skb, grc->offset + sizeof(u16))) {
-		ptr = skb_gro_header_slow(skb, plen, grc->offset);
-		if (!ptr)
-			return;
-	}
+	ptr = skb_gro_header_try_fast(skb, plen, grc->offset);
+	if (!ptr)
+		return;
 
 	remcsum_unadjust((__sum16 *)ptr, grc->delta);
 }
@@ -405,9 +410,7 @@ static inline struct udphdr *udp_gro_udphdr(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	off  = skb_gro_offset(skb);
 	hlen = off + sizeof(*uh);
-	uh   = skb_gro_header_fast(skb, off);
-	if (skb_gro_header_hard(skb, hlen))
-		uh = skb_gro_header_slow(skb, hlen, off);
+	uh   = skb_gro_header_try_fast(skb, hlen, off);
 
 	return uh;
 }
diff --git a/net/ethernet/eth.c b/net/ethernet/eth.c
index 62b89d6f54fd..3e74a3ce4984 100644
--- a/net/ethernet/eth.c
+++ b/net/ethernet/eth.c
@@ -414,12 +414,9 @@ struct sk_buff *eth_gro_receive(struct list_head *head, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	off_eth = skb_gro_offset(skb);
 	hlen = off_eth + sizeof(*eh);
-	eh = skb_gro_header_fast(skb, off_eth);
-	if (skb_gro_header_hard(skb, hlen)) {
-		eh = skb_gro_header_slow(skb, hlen, off_eth);
-		if (unlikely(!eh))
-			goto out;
-	}
+	eh = skb_gro_header_try_fast(skb, hlen, off_eth);
+	if (unlikely(!eh))
+		goto out;
 
 	flush = 0;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index 93da9f783bec..4591c1e1a8e1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -1447,12 +1447,9 @@ struct sk_buff *inet_gro_receive(struct list_head *head, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	off = skb_gro_offset(skb);
 	hlen = off + sizeof(*iph);
-	iph = skb_gro_header_fast(skb, off);
-	if (skb_gro_header_hard(skb, hlen)) {
-		iph = skb_gro_header_slow(skb, hlen, off);
-		if (unlikely(!iph))
-			goto out;
-	}
+	iph = skb_gro_header_try_fast(skb, hlen, off);
+	if (unlikely(!iph))
+		goto out;
 
 	proto = iph->protocol;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/gre_offload.c b/net/ipv4/gre_offload.c
index 07073fa35205..a97ed708b47a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/gre_offload.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/gre_offload.c
@@ -137,12 +137,9 @@ static struct sk_buff *gre_gro_receive(struct list_head *head,
 
 	off = skb_gro_offset(skb);
 	hlen = off + sizeof(*greh);
-	greh = skb_gro_header_fast(skb, off);
-	if (skb_gro_header_hard(skb, hlen)) {
-		greh = skb_gro_header_slow(skb, hlen, off);
-		if (unlikely(!greh))
-			goto out;
-	}
+	greh = skb_gro_header_try_fast(skb, hlen, off);
+	if (unlikely(!greh))
+		goto out;
 
 	/* Only support version 0 and K (key), C (csum) flags. Note that
 	 * although the support for the S (seq#) flag can be added easily
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_offload.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_offload.c
index 30abde86db45..a1229253d558 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_offload.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_offload.c
@@ -195,12 +195,9 @@ struct sk_buff *tcp_gro_receive(struct list_head *head, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	off = skb_gro_offset(skb);
 	hlen = off + sizeof(*th);
-	th = skb_gro_header_fast(skb, off);
-	if (skb_gro_header_hard(skb, hlen)) {
-		th = skb_gro_header_slow(skb, hlen, off);
-		if (unlikely(!th))
-			goto out;
-	}
+	th = skb_gro_header_try_fast(skb, hlen, off);
+	if (unlikely(!th))
+		goto out;
 
 	thlen = th->doff * 4;
 	if (thlen < sizeof(*th))
