diff --git a/net/can/af_can.c b/net/can/af_can.c
index 09d2329719c1..fd6ef6d26846 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.c
+++ b/net/can/af_can.c
@@ -701,16 +701,25 @@ static int canfd_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	struct canfd_frame *cfd = (struct canfd_frame *)skb->data;
 
-	if (unlikely(dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN || skb->len != CANFD_MTU ||
-		     cfd->len > CANFD_MAX_DLEN)) {
-		pr_warn_once("PF_CAN: dropped non conform CAN FD skbuf: dev type %d, len %d, datalen %d\n",
+	if (unlikely(dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN || skb->len != CANFD_MTU)) {
+		pr_warn_once("PF_CAN: dropped non conform CAN FD skbuff: dev type %d, len %d\n",
+			     dev->type, skb->len);
+		goto free_skb;
+	}
+
+	/* This check is made separately since cfd->len would be uninitialized if skb->len = 0. */
+	if (unlikely(cfd->len > CANFD_MAX_DLEN)) {
+		pr_warn_once("PF_CAN: dropped non conform CAN FD skbuff: dev type %d, len %d, datalen %d\n",
 			     dev->type, skb->len, cfd->len);
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-		return NET_RX_DROP;
+		goto free_skb;
 	}
 
 	can_receive(skb, dev);
 	return NET_RX_SUCCESS;
+
+free_skb:
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+	return NET_RX_DROP;
 }
 
 /* af_can protocol functions */