diff --git a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c
index 501f77f0f480..87162b809a89 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_device.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ netdev_tx_t br_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	const unsigned char *dest;
 	u16 vid = 0;
 
+	if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, ETH_HLEN))) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+	}
+
 	memset(skb->cb, 0, sizeof(struct br_input_skb_cb));
 
 	rcu_read_lock();