diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
index f4c987bb7e94a4..88c386cf7d85a9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
@@ -91,11 +91,12 @@ int iptunnel_pull_header(struct sk_buff *skb, int hdr_len, __be16 inner_proto)
 	skb_pull_rcsum(skb, hdr_len);
 
 	if (inner_proto == htons(ETH_P_TEB)) {
-		struct ethhdr *eh = (struct ethhdr *)skb->data;
+		struct ethhdr *eh;
 
 		if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, ETH_HLEN)))
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
+		eh = (struct ethhdr *)skb->data;
 		if (likely(ntohs(eh->h_proto) >= ETH_P_802_3_MIN))
 			skb->protocol = eh->h_proto;
 		else