diff --git a/net/sched/em_canid.c b/net/sched/em_canid.c
index 5337bc462755..a9b6cab70ff1 100644
--- a/net/sched/em_canid.c
+++ b/net/sched/em_canid.c
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ static int em_canid_match(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tcf_ematch *m,
 	int i;
 	const struct can_filter *lp;
 
+	if (skb->len < sizeof(canid_t))
+		return 0;
+
 	can_id = em_canid_get_id(skb);
 
 	if (can_id & CAN_EFF_FLAG) {