diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 2510464692af..9933851c685e 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -1665,6 +1665,11 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct bpf_scratchpad, bpf_sp);
 static inline int __bpf_try_make_writable(struct sk_buff *skb,
 					  unsigned int write_len)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_NET
+	/* Avoid a splat in pskb_may_pull_reason() */
+	if (write_len > INT_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+#endif
 	return skb_ensure_writable(skb, write_len);
 }