diff --git a/drivers/net/gtp.c b/drivers/net/gtp.c
index c0e38878af51..9a12cc53da00 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gtp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gtp.c
@@ -669,8 +669,9 @@ static int gtp1u_send_echo_resp(struct gtp_dev *gtp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return -1;
 
 	/* pull GTP and UDP headers */
-	skb_pull_data(skb,
-		      sizeof(struct gtp1_header_long) + sizeof(struct udphdr));
+	if (!skb_pull_data(skb, sizeof(struct gtp1_header_long) +
+				sizeof(struct udphdr)))
+		return -1;
 
 	gtp_pkt = skb_push(skb, sizeof(struct gtp1u_packet));
 	memset(gtp_pkt, 0, sizeof(struct gtp1u_packet));