diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c b/net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c
index 6640a224f9fb..7011c71646f0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ tcpmss_mangle_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	u16 newmss;
 	u8 *opt;
 
+	/* This is a fragment, no TCP header is available */
+	if (par->fragoff != 0)
+		return XT_CONTINUE;
+
 	if (!skb_make_writable(skb, skb->len))
 		return -1;