diff --git a/net/sctp/input.c b/net/sctp/input.c
index 9494cfa51106..6f66ae656d70 100644
--- a/net/sctp/input.c
+++ b/net/sctp/input.c
@@ -116,8 +116,13 @@ int sctp_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	/* If the packet is fragmented and we need to do crc checking,
 	 * it's better to just linearize it otherwise crc computing
 	 * takes longer.
+	 *
+	 * If there is a geometry mismatch, length discrepancy, or offset corruption
+	 * in the packet, skb_linearize will fail and return
+	 * a non-zero error code.
 	 */
-	if (((!is_gso || skb_cloned(skb)) && skb_linearize(skb)) ||
+
+	if (((!is_gso || skb_cloned(skb)) && skb_linearize(skb) != 0) ||
 	    !pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(struct sctphdr)))
 		goto discard_it;