diff --git a/net/dccp/proto.c b/net/dccp/proto.c
index c6b4362..bdf784c4 100644
--- a/net/dccp/proto.c
+++ b/net/dccp/proto.c
@@ -512,7 +512,17 @@
 	struct dccp_sock *dp = dccp_sk(sk);
 	int val, err = 0;
 
-	if (optlen < sizeof(int))
+	switch (optname) {
+	case DCCP_SOCKOPT_PACKET_SIZE:
+		DCCP_WARN("sockopt(PACKET_SIZE) is deprecated: fix your app\n");
+		return 0;
+	case DCCP_SOCKOPT_CHANGE_L:
+	case DCCP_SOCKOPT_CHANGE_R:
+		DCCP_WARN("sockopt(CHANGE_L/R) is deprecated: fix your app\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (optlen < (int)sizeof(int))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (get_user(val, (int __user *)optval))
@@ -523,15 +533,6 @@
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	switch (optname) {
-	case DCCP_SOCKOPT_PACKET_SIZE:
-		DCCP_WARN("sockopt(PACKET_SIZE) is deprecated: fix your app\n");
-		err = 0;
-		break;
-	case DCCP_SOCKOPT_CHANGE_L:
-	case DCCP_SOCKOPT_CHANGE_R:
-		DCCP_WARN("sockopt(CHANGE_L/R) is deprecated: fix your app\n");
-		err = 0;
-		break;
 	case DCCP_SOCKOPT_SERVER_TIMEWAIT:
 		if (dp->dccps_role != DCCP_ROLE_SERVER)
 			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -548,8 +549,8 @@
 		err = -ENOPROTOOPT;
 		break;
 	}
-
 	release_sock(sk);
+
 	return err;
 }