diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
index 33125fc009cf..ba9e711f7e3d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
@@ -2424,6 +2424,10 @@ do_ip_vs_set_ctl(struct sock *sk, int cmd, void __user *user, unsigned int len)
 		/* Set timeout values for (tcp tcpfin udp) */
 		ret = ip_vs_set_timeout(ipvs, (struct ip_vs_timeout_user *)arg);
 		goto out_unlock;
+	} else if (!len) {
+		/* No more commands with len == 0 below */
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
 	usvc_compat = (struct ip_vs_service_user *)arg;
@@ -2500,9 +2504,6 @@ do_ip_vs_set_ctl(struct sock *sk, int cmd, void __user *user, unsigned int len)
 		break;
 	case IP_VS_SO_SET_DELDEST:
 		ret = ip_vs_del_dest(svc, &udest);
-		break;
-	default:
-		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
   out_unlock: