diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_SYNPROXY.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_SYNPROXY.c
index 67e17dc..b6346bf 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_SYNPROXY.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_SYNPROXY.c
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@
 	if (th == NULL)
 		return NF_DROP;
 
-	synproxy_parse_options(skb, par->thoff, th, &opts);
+	if (!synproxy_parse_options(skb, par->thoff, th, &opts))
+		return NF_DROP;
 
 	if (th->syn && !(th->ack || th->fin || th->rst)) {
 		/* Initial SYN from client */
@@ -350,7 +351,8 @@
 
 		/* fall through */
 	case TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_SENT:
-		synproxy_parse_options(skb, thoff, th, &opts);
+		if (!synproxy_parse_options(skb, thoff, th, &opts))
+			return NF_DROP;
 
 		if (!th->syn && th->ack &&
 		    CTINFO2DIR(ctinfo) == IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL) {
@@ -373,7 +375,9 @@
 		if (!th->syn || !th->ack)
 			break;
 
-		synproxy_parse_options(skb, thoff, th, &opts);
+		if (!synproxy_parse_options(skb, thoff, th, &opts))
+			return NF_DROP;
+
 		if (opts.options & XT_SYNPROXY_OPT_TIMESTAMP)
 			synproxy->tsoff = opts.tsval - synproxy->its;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_SYNPROXY.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_SYNPROXY.c
index 19cfea8..2748b04 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_SYNPROXY.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_SYNPROXY.c
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@
 	if (th == NULL)
 		return NF_DROP;
 
-	synproxy_parse_options(skb, par->thoff, th, &opts);
+	if (!synproxy_parse_options(skb, par->thoff, th, &opts))
+		return NF_DROP;
 
 	if (th->syn && !(th->ack || th->fin || th->rst)) {
 		/* Initial SYN from client */
@@ -372,7 +373,8 @@
 
 		/* fall through */
 	case TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_SENT:
-		synproxy_parse_options(skb, thoff, th, &opts);
+		if (!synproxy_parse_options(skb, thoff, th, &opts))
+			return NF_DROP;
 
 		if (!th->syn && th->ack &&
 		    CTINFO2DIR(ctinfo) == IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL) {
@@ -395,7 +397,9 @@
 		if (!th->syn || !th->ack)
 			break;
 
-		synproxy_parse_options(skb, thoff, th, &opts);
+		if (!synproxy_parse_options(skb, thoff, th, &opts))
+			return NF_DROP;
+
 		if (opts.options & XT_SYNPROXY_OPT_TIMESTAMP)
 			synproxy->tsoff = opts.tsval - synproxy->its;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_synproxy_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_synproxy_core.c
index 6fd967c..cdf4567 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_synproxy_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_synproxy_core.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 int synproxy_net_id;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synproxy_net_id);
 
-void
+bool
 synproxy_parse_options(const struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int doff,
 		       const struct tcphdr *th, struct synproxy_options *opts)
 {
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 	u8 buf[40], *ptr;
 
 	ptr = skb_header_pointer(skb, doff + sizeof(*th), length, buf);
-	BUG_ON(ptr == NULL);
+	if (ptr == NULL)
+		return false;
 
 	opts->options = 0;
 	while (length > 0) {
@@ -41,16 +42,16 @@
 
 		switch (opcode) {
 		case TCPOPT_EOL:
-			return;
+			return true;
 		case TCPOPT_NOP:
 			length--;
 			continue;
 		default:
 			opsize = *ptr++;
 			if (opsize < 2)
-				return;
+				return true;
 			if (opsize > length)
-				return;
+				return true;
 
 			switch (opcode) {
 			case TCPOPT_MSS:
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@
 			length -= opsize;
 		}
 	}
+	return true;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synproxy_parse_options);