diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
index 4d98a6b80b04..04c7e4618008 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
@@ -656,6 +656,9 @@ int ip_defrag(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 user)
 	net = skb->dev ? dev_net(skb->dev) : dev_net(skb_dst(skb)->dev);
 	IP_INC_STATS_BH(net, IPSTATS_MIB_REASMREQDS);
 
+	if (!net->ipv4.frags.high_thresh)
+		goto fail;
+
 	/* Start by cleaning up the memory. */
 	ip_evictor(net);
 
@@ -672,6 +675,7 @@ int ip_defrag(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 user)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+fail:
 	IP_INC_STATS_BH(net, IPSTATS_MIB_REASMFAILS);
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 	return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
index 7cd623588532..c11a40caf5b6 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
@@ -569,6 +569,9 @@ struct sk_buff *nf_ct_frag6_gather(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 user)
 	if (find_prev_fhdr(skb, &prevhdr, &nhoff, &fhoff) < 0)
 		return skb;
 
+	if (!net->nf_frag.frags.high_thresh)
+		return skb;
+
 	clone = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (clone == NULL) {
 		pr_debug("Can't clone skb\n");
diff --git a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
index a1fb511da3b5..1a5318efa31c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
@@ -556,6 +556,9 @@ static int ipv6_frag_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	if (!net->ipv6.frags.high_thresh)
+		goto fail_mem;
+
 	evicted = inet_frag_evictor(&net->ipv6.frags, &ip6_frags, false);
 	if (evicted)
 		IP6_ADD_STATS_BH(net, ip6_dst_idev(skb_dst(skb)),
@@ -575,6 +578,7 @@ static int ipv6_frag_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+fail_mem:
 	IP6_INC_STATS_BH(net, ip6_dst_idev(skb_dst(skb)), IPSTATS_MIB_REASMFAILS);
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 	return -1;