--- linux-2.6.3-old/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c	2004-02-18 04:59:59.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.3/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c	2004-03-23 10:31:16.000000000 +0100
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@
 	struct sk_buff *nskb;
 	struct ipq_queue_entry *entry;
 
+	if (!peer_pid)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (copy_mode == IPQ_COPY_NONE)
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
@@ -303,9 +306,6 @@
 		
 	write_lock_bh(&queue_lock);
 	
-	if (!peer_pid)
-		goto err_out_free_nskb; 
-
  	/* netlink_unicast will either free the nskb or attach it to a socket */ 
 	status = netlink_unicast(ipqnl, nskb, peer_pid, MSG_DONTWAIT);
 	if (status < 0)
@@ -318,9 +318,6 @@
 	write_unlock_bh(&queue_lock);
 	return status;
 
-err_out_free_nskb:
-	kfree_skb(nskb); 
-	
 err_out_unlock:
 	write_unlock_bh(&queue_lock);