diff --git a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c
index bb1c298c1e78..460b3d4f2245 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void *ipvlan_get_L3_hdr(struct ipvl_port *port, struct sk_buff *skb, int *type)
 			return NULL;
 
 		ip4h = ip_hdr(skb);
-		pktlen = ntohs(ip4h->tot_len);
+		pktlen = skb_ip_totlen(skb);
 		if (ip4h->ihl < 5 || ip4h->version != 4)
 			return NULL;
 		if (skb->len < pktlen || pktlen < (ip4h->ihl * 4))