diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 009a816..507017f 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ void tipc_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, struct tipc_bearer *b)
 	__skb_queue_head_init(&xmitq);
 
 	/* Ensure message is well-formed before touching the header */
-	if (unlikely(!tipc_msg_validate(skb)))
+	if (unlikely(!tipc_msg_validate(&skb)))
 		goto discard;
 	hdr = buf_msg(skb);
 	usr = msg_user(hdr);