{
        struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-       ip_append_data(icmp_socket->sk, icmp_glue_bits, icmp_param,
-                      icmp_param->data_len+icmp_param->head_len,
-                      icmp_param->head_len,
-                      ipc, rt, MSG_DONTWAIT);
-
-       if ((skb = skb_peek(&icmp_socket->sk->sk_write_queue)) != NULL) {
+       if (ip_append_data(icmp_socket->sk, icmp_glue_bits, icmp_param,
+                          icmp_param->data_len+icmp_param->head_len,
+                          icmp_param->head_len,
+                          ipc, rt, MSG_DONTWAIT) < 0)
+               ip_flush_pending_frames(icmp_socket->sk);
+       else if ((skb = skb_peek(&icmp_socket->sk->sk_write_queue)) != NULL) {
                struct icmphdr *icmph = skb->h.icmph;
                unsigned int csum = 0;
                struct sk_buff *skb1;