diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
index 22a26d1d29a0..5169c3c72cff 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
@@ -635,15 +635,18 @@ static netdev_tx_t ipgre_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 
 	if (dev->header_ops) {
+		int pull_len = tunnel->hlen + sizeof(struct iphdr);
+
 		if (skb_cow_head(skb, 0))
 			goto free_skb;
 
 		tnl_params = (const struct iphdr *)skb->data;
 
-		/* Pull skb since ip_tunnel_xmit() needs skb->data pointing
-		 * to gre header.
-		 */
-		skb_pull(skb, tunnel->hlen + sizeof(struct iphdr));
+		if (!pskb_network_may_pull(skb, pull_len))
+			goto free_skb;
+
+		/* ip_tunnel_xmit() needs skb->data pointing to gre header. */
+		skb_pull(skb, pull_len);
 		skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
 
 		if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL &&