diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index 5d39df845265..b12152e2fca0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -1139,7 +1139,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *be_lancer_xmit_workarounds(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 	    (lancer_chip(adapter) || BE3_chip(adapter) ||
 	     skb_vlan_tag_present(skb)) && is_ipv4_pkt(skb)) {
 		ip = (struct iphdr *)ip_hdr(skb);
-		pskb_trim(skb, eth_hdr_len + ntohs(ip->tot_len));
+		if (unlikely(pskb_trim(skb, eth_hdr_len + ntohs(ip->tot_len))))
+			goto tx_drop;
 	}
 
 	/* If vlan tag is already inlined in the packet, skip HW VLAN