1 files changed, 1 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
index aceee252503d..df8f051c0fce 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
@@ -84,14 +84,9 @@ int ipv6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, struct packet_type *pt
          */
         IP6CB(skb)->iif = skb->dst ? ((struct rt6_info *)skb->dst)->rt6i_idev->dev->ifindex : dev->ifindex;
 
-        if (skb->len < sizeof(struct ipv6hdr))
+        if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*hdr))))
                 goto err;
 
-        if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr))) {
-                IP6_INC_STATS_BH(IPSTATS_MIB_INHDRERRORS);
-                goto drop;
-        }
-
         hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
 
         if (hdr->version != 6)