diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
index 9a80d84fc182..b3a32a980240 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static int erspan_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tnl_ptk_info *tpi,
 	if (tunnel) {
 		len = gre_hdr_len + erspan_hdr_len(ver);
 		if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, len)))
-			return -ENOMEM;
+			return PACKET_REJECT;
 
 		if (__iptunnel_pull_header(skb,
 					   len,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
index 5c9c65f1d5c2..b3e4e0384f36 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ static int ip6erspan_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, int gre_hdr_len,
 		int len = erspan_hdr_len(ver);
 
 		if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, len)))
-			return -ENOMEM;
+			return PACKET_REJECT;
 
 		if (__iptunnel_pull_header(skb, len,
 					   htons(ETH_P_TEB),