diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv4.c b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
index dff7cfab1da4..b567c8725aea 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv4.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static void dccp_v4_err(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 info)
 {
 	const struct iphdr *iph = (struct iphdr *)skb->data;
 	const u8 offset = iph->ihl << 2;
-	const struct dccp_hdr *dh = (struct dccp_hdr *)(skb->data + offset);
+	const struct dccp_hdr *dh;
 	struct dccp_sock *dp;
 	struct inet_sock *inet;
 	const int type = icmp_hdr(skb)->type;
@@ -245,11 +245,13 @@ static void dccp_v4_err(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 info)
 	int err;
 	struct net *net = dev_net(skb->dev);
 
-	if (skb->len < offset + sizeof(*dh) ||
-	    skb->len < offset + __dccp_basic_hdr_len(dh)) {
-		__ICMP_INC_STATS(net, ICMP_MIB_INERRORS);
-		return;
-	}
+	/* Only need dccph_dport & dccph_sport which are the first
+	 * 4 bytes in dccp header.
+	 * Our caller (icmp_socket_deliver()) already pulled 8 bytes for us.
+	 */
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetofend(struct dccp_hdr, dccph_sport) > 8);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetofend(struct dccp_hdr, dccph_dport) > 8);
+	dh = (struct dccp_hdr *)(skb->data + offset);
 
 	sk = __inet_lookup_established(net, &dccp_hashinfo,
 				       iph->daddr, dh->dccph_dport,