diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index bca50b9..6433489 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -1769,6 +1769,9 @@
 	if (ring->pg_vec == NULL)
 		goto out_put;
 
+	if (ring->frame_size - NL_MMAP_HDRLEN < size)
+		goto out_put;
+
 	skb = alloc_skb_head(gfp_mask);
 	if (skb == NULL)
 		goto err1;
@@ -1778,6 +1781,7 @@
 	if (ring->pg_vec == NULL)
 		goto out_free;
 
+	/* check again under lock */
 	maxlen = ring->frame_size - NL_MMAP_HDRLEN;
 	if (maxlen < size)
 		goto out_free;