diff --git a/include/net/pkt_cls.h b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
index 7bd7ea511100..f308e8268651 100644
--- a/include/net/pkt_cls.h
+++ b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
@@ -154,22 +154,6 @@ __cls_set_class(unsigned long *clp, unsigned long cl)
 	return xchg(clp, cl);
 }
 
-struct tc_skb_cb;
-
-static inline struct tc_skb_cb *tc_skb_cb(const struct sk_buff *skb);
-
-static inline enum skb_drop_reason
-tc_skb_cb_drop_reason(const struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	return tc_skb_cb(skb)->drop_reason;
-}
-
-static inline void tcf_set_drop_reason(const struct sk_buff *skb,
-				       enum skb_drop_reason reason)
-{
-	tc_skb_cb(skb)->drop_reason = reason;
-}
-
 static inline void
 __tcf_bind_filter(struct Qdisc *q, struct tcf_result *r, unsigned long base)
 {
diff --git a/include/net/pkt_sched.h b/include/net/pkt_sched.h
index f09bfa1efed0..1e200d9a066d 100644
--- a/include/net/pkt_sched.h
+++ b/include/net/pkt_sched.h
@@ -275,25 +275,6 @@ static inline void skb_txtime_consumed(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	skb->tstamp = ktime_set(0, 0);
 }
 
-struct tc_skb_cb {
-	struct qdisc_skb_cb qdisc_cb;
-	u32 drop_reason;
-
-	u16 mru;
-	u8 post_ct:1;
-	u8 post_ct_snat:1;
-	u8 post_ct_dnat:1;
-	u16 zone; /* Only valid if post_ct = true */
-};
-
-static inline struct tc_skb_cb *tc_skb_cb(const struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	struct tc_skb_cb *cb = (struct tc_skb_cb *)skb->cb;
-
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(*cb) > sizeof_field(struct sk_buff, cb));
-	return cb;
-}
-
 static inline bool tc_qdisc_stats_dump(struct Qdisc *sch,
 				       unsigned long cl,
 				       struct qdisc_walker *arg)
diff --git a/include/net/sch_generic.h b/include/net/sch_generic.h
index c499b56bb215..00251a526bf4 100644
--- a/include/net/sch_generic.h
+++ b/include/net/sch_generic.h
@@ -1036,11 +1036,54 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *qdisc_dequeue_head(struct Qdisc *sch)
 	return skb;
 }
 
+struct tc_skb_cb {
+	struct qdisc_skb_cb qdisc_cb;
+	u32 drop_reason;
+
+	u16 mru;
+	u8 post_ct:1;
+	u8 post_ct_snat:1;
+	u8 post_ct_dnat:1;
+	u16 zone; /* Only valid if post_ct = true */
+};
+
+static inline struct tc_skb_cb *tc_skb_cb(const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct tc_skb_cb *cb = (struct tc_skb_cb *)skb->cb;
+
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(*cb) > sizeof_field(struct sk_buff, cb));
+	return cb;
+}
+
+static inline enum skb_drop_reason
+tc_skb_cb_drop_reason(const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return tc_skb_cb(skb)->drop_reason;
+}
+
+static inline void tcf_set_drop_reason(const struct sk_buff *skb,
+				       enum skb_drop_reason reason)
+{
+	tc_skb_cb(skb)->drop_reason = reason;
+}
+
+static inline void tcf_init_drop_reason(const struct sk_buff *skb,
+					const enum skb_drop_reason reason)
+{
+	const u32 orig_drop_reason = tc_skb_cb_drop_reason(skb);
+
+	/* If not set previously, initialise with reason */
+	if (likely(orig_drop_reason == SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET))
+		tcf_set_drop_reason(skb, reason);
+}
+
 /* Instead of calling kfree_skb() while root qdisc lock is held,
  * queue the skb for future freeing at end of __dev_xmit_skb()
  */
 static inline void __qdisc_drop(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sk_buff **to_free)
 {
+	tcf_init_drop_reason(skb, SKB_DROP_REASON_QDISC_DROP);
+
 	skb->next = *to_free;
 	*to_free = skb;
 }
@@ -1048,6 +1091,8 @@ static inline void __qdisc_drop(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sk_buff **to_free)
 static inline void __qdisc_drop_all(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				    struct sk_buff **to_free)
 {
+	tcf_init_drop_reason(skb, SKB_DROP_REASON_QDISC_DROP);
+
 	if (skb->prev)
 		skb->prev->next = *to_free;
 	else
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index eb39e9f80428..c47959754ab0 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -3754,6 +3754,8 @@ static inline int __dev_xmit_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *q,
 
 	qdisc_calculate_pkt_len(skb, q);
 
+	tcf_set_drop_reason(skb, SKB_DROP_REASON_QDISC_DROP);
+
 	if (q->flags & TCQ_F_NOLOCK) {
 		if (q->flags & TCQ_F_CAN_BYPASS && nolock_qdisc_is_empty(q) &&
 		    qdisc_run_begin(q)) {
@@ -3783,7 +3785,7 @@ static inline int __dev_xmit_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *q,
 no_lock_out:
 		if (unlikely(to_free))
 			kfree_skb_list_reason(to_free,
-					      SKB_DROP_REASON_QDISC_DROP);
+					      tc_skb_cb_drop_reason(to_free));
 		return rc;
 	}
 
@@ -3838,7 +3840,8 @@ static inline int __dev_xmit_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *q,
 	}
 	spin_unlock(root_lock);
 	if (unlikely(to_free))
-		kfree_skb_list_reason(to_free, SKB_DROP_REASON_QDISC_DROP);
+		kfree_skb_list_reason(to_free,
+				      tc_skb_cb_drop_reason(to_free));
 	if (unlikely(contended))
 		spin_unlock(&q->busylock);
 	return rc;
