diff --git a/net/bridge/br_stp_bpdu.c b/net/bridge/br_stp_bpdu.c
index 74ec42ba1e7d..21d092f5acbb 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_stp_bpdu.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_stp_bpdu.c
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ static void br_send_bpdu(struct net_bridge_port *p,
 			    LLC_SAP_BSPAN, LLC_PDU_CMD);
 	llc_pdu_init_as_ui_cmd(skb);
 
-	llc_mac_hdr_init(skb, p->dev->dev_addr, p->br->group_addr);
+	if (llc_mac_hdr_init(skb, p->dev->dev_addr, p->br->group_addr)) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);