diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 9abc503b19b7..fb8b0546485b 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -2283,8 +2283,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(skb_checksum_help);
 
 __be16 skb_network_protocol(struct sk_buff *skb, int *depth)
 {
+	unsigned int vlan_depth = skb->mac_len;
 	__be16 type = skb->protocol;
-	int vlan_depth = skb->mac_len;
 
 	/* Tunnel gso handlers can set protocol to ethernet. */
 	if (type == htons(ETH_P_TEB)) {
@@ -2297,15 +2297,30 @@ __be16 skb_network_protocol(struct sk_buff *skb, int *depth)
 		type = eth->h_proto;
 	}
 
-	while (type == htons(ETH_P_8021Q) || type == htons(ETH_P_8021AD)) {
-		struct vlan_hdr *vh;
+	/* if skb->protocol is 802.1Q/AD then the header should already be
+	 * present at mac_len - VLAN_HLEN (if mac_len > 0), or at
+	 * ETH_HLEN otherwise
+	 */
+	if (type == htons(ETH_P_8021Q) || type == htons(ETH_P_8021AD)) {
+		if (vlan_depth) {
+			if (unlikely(WARN_ON(vlan_depth < VLAN_HLEN)))
+				return 0;
+			vlan_depth -= VLAN_HLEN;
+		} else {
+			vlan_depth = ETH_HLEN;
+		}
+		do {
+			struct vlan_hdr *vh;
 
-		if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, vlan_depth + VLAN_HLEN)))
-			return 0;
+			if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb,
+						    vlan_depth + VLAN_HLEN)))
+				return 0;
 
-		vh = (struct vlan_hdr *)(skb->data + vlan_depth);
-		type = vh->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto;
-		vlan_depth += VLAN_HLEN;
+			vh = (struct vlan_hdr *)(skb->data + vlan_depth);
+			type = vh->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto;
+			vlan_depth += VLAN_HLEN;
+		} while (type == htons(ETH_P_8021Q) ||
+			 type == htons(ETH_P_8021AD));
 	}
 
 	*depth = vlan_depth;