diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_recv.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_recv.c
index 5861e4244049..f79214738c2b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_recv.c
@@ -330,7 +330,8 @@ void rxe_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	pkt->qp = NULL;
 	pkt->mask |= rxe_opcode[pkt->opcode].mask;
 
-	if (unlikely(skb->len < header_size(pkt)))
+	if (unlikely(pkt->paylen < header_size(pkt) + bth_pad(pkt) +
+		       RXE_ICRC_SIZE))
 		goto drop;
 
 	err = hdr_check(pkt);