skb_pull_rcsum(skb, hdr_size);
        skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
 
+       if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, ETH_HLEN)))
+               goto dropped;
+
        ethhdr = (struct ethhdr *)skb_mac_header(skb);
 
        switch (ntohs(ethhdr->h_proto)) {
        case ETH_P_8021Q:
+               if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, VLAN_ETH_HLEN))
+                       goto dropped;
+
                vhdr = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb->data;
                vid = ntohs(vhdr->h_vlan_TCI) & VLAN_VID_MASK;
 
        }
 
        /* skb->dev & skb->pkt_type are set here */
-       if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, ETH_HLEN)))
-               goto dropped;
        skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, soft_iface);
 
        /* should not be necessary anymore as we use skb_pull_rcsum()