diff --git a/net/bpf/test_run.c b/net/bpf/test_run.c
index 13d578ce2a09..6fba440efc40 100644
--- a/net/bpf/test_run.c
+++ b/net/bpf/test_run.c
@@ -979,9 +979,6 @@ static int convert___skb_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct __sk_buff *__skb)
 {
 	struct qdisc_skb_cb *cb = (struct qdisc_skb_cb *)skb->cb;
 
-	if (!skb->len)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (!__skb)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 2a105fb1ceb2..b6e1b81cdfae 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -2124,12 +2124,13 @@ static int __bpf_redirect_no_mac(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	unsigned int mlen = skb_network_offset(skb);
 
+	if (unlikely(skb->len <= mlen)) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return -ERANGE;
+	}
+
 	if (mlen) {
 		__skb_pull(skb, mlen);
-		if (unlikely(!skb->len)) {
-			kfree_skb(skb);
-			return -ERANGE;
-		}
 
 		/* At ingress, the mac header has already been pulled once.
 		 * At egress, skb_pospull_rcsum has to be done in case that
@@ -2149,7 +2150,7 @@ static int __bpf_redirect_common(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 				 u32 flags)
 {
 	/* Verify that a link layer header is carried */
-	if (unlikely(skb->mac_header >= skb->network_header)) {
+	if (unlikely(skb->mac_header >= skb->network_header || skb->len == 0)) {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -ERANGE;
 	}