diff --git a/drivers/net/can/dev/skb.c b/drivers/net/can/dev/skb.c
index 14edec5afb57..bc0787535b52 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/dev/skb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/dev/skb.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2008-2009 Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@grandegger.com>
  */
 
+#include <linux/can/can-ml.h>
 #include <linux/can/dev.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <net/can.h>
@@ -388,7 +389,7 @@ bool can_dropped_invalid_skb(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		break;
 
 	case ETH_P_CANXL:
-		if (!can_is_canxl_skb(skb))
+		if (!can_cap_enabled(dev, CAN_CAP_XL) || !can_is_canxl_skb(skb))
 			goto inval_skb;
 		break;