diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 213a8a3b7ee5..1168bd6b09cd 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2660,6 +2660,9 @@ static int tpacket_fill_skb(struct packet_sock *po, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		len = ((to_write > len_max) ? len_max : to_write);
 	}
 
+	if (unlikely(!skb->len))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	packet_parse_headers(skb, sock);
 
 	return tp_len;