diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_rxtx.c
index 0dd17514caae..d212706f1bde 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_rxtx.c
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ static int mlx5e_ipsec_remove_trailer(struct sk_buff *skb, struct xfrm_state *x)
 
 	trailer_len = alen + plen + 2;
 
-	pskb_trim(skb, skb->len - trailer_len);
+	ret = pskb_trim(skb, skb->len - trailer_len);
+	if (unlikely(ret))
+		return ret;
 	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
 		ipv4hdr->tot_len = htons(ntohs(ipv4hdr->tot_len) - trailer_len);
 		ip_send_check(ipv4hdr);