diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_ro.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_ro.c
index 0e015906f9ca91e11d3e9e124c532c6a7cb04c5d..07d36573f50b9451e4c2bfee331ac2c023791a7a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_ro.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_ro.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ static int xfrm6_ro_output(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 	hdr_len = x->type->hdr_offset(x, skb, &prevhdr);
+	if (hdr_len < 0)
+		return hdr_len;
 	skb_set_mac_header(skb, (prevhdr - x->props.header_len) - skb->data);
 	skb_set_network_header(skb, -x->props.header_len);
 	skb->transport_header = skb->network_header + hdr_len;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_transport.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_transport.c
index 7a92c0f3191250118ce3572ca91ee9116460bce8..9ad07a91708ef7a1008d469766ab39b9b882883f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_transport.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_transport.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ static int xfrm6_transport_output(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	skb_set_inner_transport_header(skb, skb_transport_offset(skb));
 
 	hdr_len = x->type->hdr_offset(x, skb, &prevhdr);
+	if (hdr_len < 0)
+		return hdr_len;
 	skb_set_mac_header(skb, (prevhdr - x->props.header_len) - skb->data);
 	skb_set_network_header(skb, -x->props.header_len);
 	skb->transport_header = skb->network_header + hdr_len;