diff --git a/drivers/net/geneve.c b/drivers/net/geneve.c
index 42f31c681846..61cd3dd4deab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/geneve.c
+++ b/drivers/net/geneve.c
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ static int geneve_xmit_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	__be16 sport;
 	int err;
 
+	if (!pskb_inet_may_pull(skb))
+ 		return -EINVAL;
+
 	sport = udp_flow_src_port(geneve->net, skb, 1, USHRT_MAX, true);
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ static int geneve6_xmit_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	__be16 sport;
 	int err;
 
+	if (!pskb_inet_may_pull(skb))
+ 		return -EINVAL;
+
 	sport = udp_flow_src_port(geneve->net, skb, 1, USHRT_MAX, true);