diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 90d2eb77002f..1b7d1180931c 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -1755,25 +1755,27 @@ BPF_CALL_5(bpf_skb_load_bytes_relative, const struct sk_buff *, skb,
 	   u32, offset, void *, to, u32, len, u32, start_header)
 {
 	u8 *end = skb_tail_pointer(skb);
-	u8 *net = skb_network_header(skb);
-	u8 *mac = skb_mac_header(skb);
-	u8 *ptr;
+	u8 *start, *ptr;
 
-	if (unlikely(offset > 0xffff || len > (end - mac)))
+	if (unlikely(offset > 0xffff))
 		goto err_clear;
 
 	switch (start_header) {
 	case BPF_HDR_START_MAC:
-		ptr = mac + offset;
+		if (unlikely(!skb_mac_header_was_set(skb)))
+			goto err_clear;
+		start = skb_mac_header(skb);
 		break;
 	case BPF_HDR_START_NET:
-		ptr = net + offset;
+		start = skb_network_header(skb);
 		break;
 	default:
 		goto err_clear;
 	}
 
-	if (likely(ptr >= mac && ptr + len <= end)) {
+	ptr = start + offset;
+
+	if (likely(ptr + len <= end)) {
 		memcpy(to, ptr, len);
 		return 0;
 	}