diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index feb875769b8d..3130c42240c8 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ int tcp_v4_do_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (skb->len < tcp_hdrlen(skb) || tcp_checksum_complete(skb))
+	if (tcp_checksum_complete(skb))
 		goto csum_err;
 
 	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN) {
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ int tcp_v4_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (!xfrm4_policy_check(NULL, XFRM_POLICY_IN, skb))
 		goto discard_it;
 
-	if (skb->len < (th->doff << 2) || tcp_checksum_complete(skb)) {
+	if (tcp_checksum_complete(skb)) {
 csum_error:
 		TCP_INC_STATS_BH(net, TCP_MIB_CSUMERRORS);
 bad_packet:
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 7be3d858cbf0..b72e1ffc6bb4 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ static int tcp_v6_do_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (skb->len < tcp_hdrlen(skb) || tcp_checksum_complete(skb))
+	if (tcp_checksum_complete(skb))
 		goto csum_err;
 
 	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN) {
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ static int tcp_v6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	tcp_v6_fill_cb(skb, hdr, th);
 
-	if (skb->len < (th->doff<<2) || tcp_checksum_complete(skb)) {
+	if (tcp_checksum_complete(skb)) {
 csum_error:
 		TCP_INC_STATS_BH(net, TCP_MIB_CSUMERRORS);
 bad_packet: