diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
index aceee25..df8f051 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
@@ -84,14 +84,9 @@
 	 */
 	IP6CB(skb)->iif = skb->dst ? ((struct rt6_info *)skb->dst)->rt6i_idev->dev->ifindex : dev->ifindex;
 
-	if (skb->len < sizeof(struct ipv6hdr))
+	if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*hdr))))
 		goto err;
 
-	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr))) {
-		IP6_INC_STATS_BH(IPSTATS_MIB_INHDRERRORS);
-		goto drop;
-	}
-
 	hdr = skb->nh.ipv6h;
 
 	if (hdr->version != 6)