diff --git a/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
index 5160c71..e361ea6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
@@ -378,20 +378,18 @@
  * negative values on failure.
  *
  */
-int cipso_v4_cache_add(const struct sk_buff *skb,
+int cipso_v4_cache_add(const unsigned char *cipso_ptr,
 		       const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr)
 {
 	int ret_val = -EPERM;
 	u32 bkt;
 	struct cipso_v4_map_cache_entry *entry = NULL;
 	struct cipso_v4_map_cache_entry *old_entry = NULL;
-	unsigned char *cipso_ptr;
 	u32 cipso_ptr_len;
 
 	if (!cipso_v4_cache_enabled || cipso_v4_cache_bucketsize <= 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	cipso_ptr = CIPSO_V4_OPTPTR(skb);
 	cipso_ptr_len = cipso_ptr[1];
 
 	entry = kzalloc(sizeof(*entry), GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -1579,6 +1577,33 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * cipso_v4_optptr - Find the CIPSO option in the packet
+ * @skb: the packet
+ *
+ * Description:
+ * Parse the packet's IP header looking for a CIPSO option.  Returns a pointer
+ * to the start of the CIPSO option on success, NULL if one if not found.
+ *
+ */
+unsigned char *cipso_v4_optptr(const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	const struct iphdr *iph = ip_hdr(skb);
+	unsigned char *optptr = (unsigned char *)&(ip_hdr(skb)[1]);
+	int optlen;
+	int taglen;
+
+	for (optlen = iph->ihl*4 - sizeof(struct iphdr); optlen > 0; ) {
+		if (optptr[0] == IPOPT_CIPSO)
+			return optptr;
+		taglen = optptr[1];
+		optlen -= taglen;
+		optptr += taglen;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
  * cipso_v4_validate - Validate a CIPSO option
  * @option: the start of the option, on error it is set to point to the error
  *
@@ -2119,8 +2144,8 @@
  * on success and negative values on failure.
  *
  */
-static int cipso_v4_getattr(const unsigned char *cipso,
-			    struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr)
+int cipso_v4_getattr(const unsigned char *cipso,
+		     struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr)
 {
 	int ret_val = -ENOMSG;
 	u32 doi;
@@ -2305,22 +2330,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * cipso_v4_skbuff_getattr - Get the security attributes from the CIPSO option
- * @skb: the packet
- * @secattr: the security attributes
- *
- * Description:
- * Parse the given packet's CIPSO option and return the security attributes.
- * Returns zero on success and negative values on failure.
- *
- */
-int cipso_v4_skbuff_getattr(const struct sk_buff *skb,
-			    struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr)
-{
-	return cipso_v4_getattr(CIPSO_V4_OPTPTR(skb), secattr);
-}
-
 /*
  * Setup Functions
  */
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
index a845cd4..28cddc8 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
@@ -1065,10 +1065,12 @@
 			  u16 family,
 			  struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr)
 {
+	unsigned char *ptr;
+
 	switch (family) {
 	case AF_INET:
-		if (CIPSO_V4_OPTEXIST(skb) &&
-		    cipso_v4_skbuff_getattr(skb, secattr) == 0)
+		ptr = cipso_v4_optptr(skb);
+		if (ptr && cipso_v4_getattr(ptr, secattr) == 0)
 			return 0;
 		break;
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
@@ -1094,7 +1096,7 @@
  */
 void netlbl_skbuff_err(struct sk_buff *skb, int error, int gateway)
 {
-	if (CIPSO_V4_OPTEXIST(skb))
+	if (cipso_v4_optptr(skb))
 		cipso_v4_error(skb, error, gateway);
 }
 
@@ -1126,11 +1128,14 @@
 int netlbl_cache_add(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 		     const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr)
 {
+	unsigned char *ptr;
+
 	if ((secattr->flags & NETLBL_SECATTR_CACHE) == 0)
 		return -ENOMSG;
 
-	if (CIPSO_V4_OPTEXIST(skb))
-		return cipso_v4_cache_add(skb, secattr);
+	ptr = cipso_v4_optptr(skb);
+	if (ptr)
+		return cipso_v4_cache_add(ptr, secattr);
 
 	return -ENOMSG;
 }