diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_pe_sip.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_pe_sip.c
index 1b8d594e493a..c4e9ca016a88 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_pe_sip.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_pe_sip.c
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ ip_vs_sip_fill_param(struct ip_vs_conn_param *p, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	const char *dptr;
 	int retc;
 
-	ip_vs_fill_iph_skb(p->af, skb, false, &iph);
+	retc = ip_vs_fill_iph_skb(p->af, skb, false, &iph);
 
 	/* Only useful with UDP */
-	if (iph.protocol != IPPROTO_UDP)
+	if (!retc || iph.protocol != IPPROTO_UDP)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	/* todo: IPv6 fragments:
 	 *       I think this only should be done for the first fragment. /HS