diff --git a/net/tipc/crypto.c b/net/tipc/crypto.c
index de63d6d41645..2784d6989211 100644
--- a/net/tipc/crypto.c
+++ b/net/tipc/crypto.c
@@ -1964,7 +1964,8 @@ rcv:
 
 	skb_reset_network_header(*skb);
 	skb_pull(*skb, tipc_ehdr_size(ehdr));
-	pskb_trim(*skb, (*skb)->len - aead->authsize);
+	if (pskb_trim(*skb, (*skb)->len - aead->authsize))
+		goto free_skb;
 
 	/* Validate TIPCv2 message */
 	if (unlikely(!tipc_msg_validate(skb))) {