diff --git a/net/sched/act_csum.c b/net/sched/act_csum.c
index 213e1ce9d2da..a9e4635d899e 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_csum.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_csum.c
@@ -604,8 +604,12 @@ TC_INDIRECT_SCOPE int tcf_csum_act(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			protocol = skb->protocol;
 			orig_vlan_tag_present = true;
 		} else {
-			struct vlan_hdr *vlan = (struct vlan_hdr *)skb->data;
+			struct vlan_hdr *vlan;
 
+			if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, VLAN_HLEN))
+				goto drop;
+
+			vlan = (struct vlan_hdr *)skb->data;
 			protocol = vlan->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto;
 			skb_pull(skb, VLAN_HLEN);
 			skb_reset_network_header(skb);