diff --git a/include/linux/can/core.h b/include/linux/can/core.h
index 708c10d3417a..8339071ab08b 100644
--- a/include/linux/can/core.h
+++ b/include/linux/can/core.h
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ struct can_proto {
 	struct proto *prot;
 };
 
+/* required_size
+ * macro to find the minimum size of a struct
+ * that includes a requested member
+ */
+#define CAN_REQUIRED_SIZE(struct_type, member) \
+	(offsetof(typeof(struct_type), member) + \
+	 sizeof(((typeof(struct_type) *)(NULL))->member))
+
 /* function prototypes for the CAN networklayer core (af_can.c) */
 
 extern int  can_proto_register(const struct can_proto *cp);
diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index 28fd1a1c8487..c96fa0f33db3 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ static int bcm_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 		/* no bound device as default => check msg_name */
 		DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_can *, addr, msg->msg_name);
 
-		if (msg->msg_namelen < sizeof(*addr))
+		if (msg->msg_namelen < CAN_REQUIRED_SIZE(*addr, can_ifindex))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		if (addr->can_family != AF_CAN)
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ static int bcm_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int len,
 	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (len < sizeof(*addr))
+	if (len < CAN_REQUIRED_SIZE(*addr, can_ifindex))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
diff --git a/net/can/raw.c b/net/can/raw.c
index fdbc36140e9b..59c039d73c6d 100644
--- a/net/can/raw.c
+++ b/net/can/raw.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static int raw_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int len)
 	int err = 0;
 	int notify_enetdown = 0;
 
-	if (len < sizeof(*addr))
+	if (len < CAN_REQUIRED_SIZE(*addr, can_ifindex))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (addr->can_family != AF_CAN)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ static int raw_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 	if (msg->msg_name) {
 		DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_can *, addr, msg->msg_name);
 
-		if (msg->msg_namelen < sizeof(*addr))
+		if (msg->msg_namelen < CAN_REQUIRED_SIZE(*addr, can_ifindex))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		if (addr->can_family != AF_CAN)