diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index 10a876f8831c..683425e3a353 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t veth_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	rcv = rcu_dereference(priv->peer);
-	if (unlikely(!rcv)) {
+	if (unlikely(!rcv) || !pskb_may_pull(skb, ETH_HLEN)) {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		goto drop;
 	}