diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 1d92acc..661a077 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -1649,9 +1649,12 @@
 static inline void *skb_gro_header_slow(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int hlen,
 					unsigned int offset)
 {
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, hlen))
+		return NULL;
+
 	NAPI_GRO_CB(skb)->frag0 = NULL;
 	NAPI_GRO_CB(skb)->frag0_len = 0;
-	return pskb_may_pull(skb, hlen) ? skb->data + offset : NULL;
+	return skb->data + offset;
 }
 
 static inline void *skb_gro_mac_header(struct sk_buff *skb)