diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
index 60666db31886..755d588bbcb1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
@@ -1403,26 +1403,31 @@ int bond_alb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev)
 	bool do_tx_balance = true;
 	u32 hash_index = 0;
 	const u8 *hash_start = NULL;
-	struct ipv6hdr *ip6hdr;
 
 	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
 	eth_data = eth_hdr(skb);
 
 	switch (ntohs(skb->protocol)) {
 	case ETH_P_IP: {
-		const struct iphdr *iph = ip_hdr(skb);
+		const struct iphdr *iph;
 
 		if (ether_addr_equal_64bits(eth_data->h_dest, mac_bcast) ||
-		    (iph->daddr == ip_bcast) ||
-		    (iph->protocol == IPPROTO_IGMP)) {
+		    (!pskb_network_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*iph)))) {
+			do_tx_balance = false;
+			break;
+		}
+		iph = ip_hdr(skb);
+		if (iph->daddr == ip_bcast || iph->protocol == IPPROTO_IGMP) {
 			do_tx_balance = false;
 			break;
 		}
 		hash_start = (char *)&(iph->daddr);
 		hash_size = sizeof(iph->daddr);
-	}
 		break;
-	case ETH_P_IPV6:
+	}
+	case ETH_P_IPV6: {
+		const struct ipv6hdr *ip6hdr;
+
 		/* IPv6 doesn't really use broadcast mac address, but leave
 		 * that here just in case.
 		 */
@@ -1439,7 +1444,11 @@ int bond_alb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		/* Additianally, DAD probes should not be tx-balanced as that
+		if (!pskb_network_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*ip6hdr))) {
+			do_tx_balance = false;
+			break;
+		}
+		/* Additionally, DAD probes should not be tx-balanced as that
 		 * will lead to false positives for duplicate addresses and
 		 * prevent address configuration from working.
 		 */
@@ -1449,17 +1458,26 @@ int bond_alb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		hash_start = (char *)&(ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
-		hash_size = sizeof(ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
+		hash_start = (char *)&ip6hdr->daddr;
+		hash_size = sizeof(ip6hdr->daddr);
 		break;
-	case ETH_P_IPX:
-		if (ipx_hdr(skb)->ipx_checksum != IPX_NO_CHECKSUM) {
+	}
+	case ETH_P_IPX: {
+		const struct ipxhdr *ipxhdr;
+
+		if (pskb_network_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*ipxhdr))) {
+			do_tx_balance = false;
+			break;
+		}
+		ipxhdr = (struct ipxhdr *)skb_network_header(skb);
+
+		if (ipxhdr->ipx_checksum != IPX_NO_CHECKSUM) {
 			/* something is wrong with this packet */
 			do_tx_balance = false;
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (ipx_hdr(skb)->ipx_type != IPX_TYPE_NCP) {
+		if (ipxhdr->ipx_type != IPX_TYPE_NCP) {
 			/* The only protocol worth balancing in
 			 * this family since it has an "ARP" like
 			 * mechanism
@@ -1468,9 +1486,11 @@ int bond_alb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev)
 			break;
 		}
 
+		eth_data = eth_hdr(skb);
 		hash_start = (char *)eth_data->h_dest;
 		hash_size = ETH_ALEN;
 		break;
+	}
 	case ETH_P_ARP:
 		do_tx_balance = false;
 		if (bond_info->rlb_enabled)