diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
index 026e3bca4a94..8ec20a64a3f8 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
@@ -3422,6 +3422,12 @@ sctp_disposition_t sctp_sf_ootb(struct net *net,
 			return sctp_sf_violation_chunklen(net, ep, asoc, type, arg,
 						  commands);
 
+		/* Report violation if chunk len overflows */
+		ch_end = ((__u8 *)ch) + SCTP_PAD4(ntohs(ch->length));
+		if (ch_end > skb_tail_pointer(skb))
+			return sctp_sf_violation_chunklen(net, ep, asoc, type, arg,
+						  commands);
+
 		/* Now that we know we at least have a chunk header,
 		 * do things that are type appropriate.
 		 */
@@ -3453,12 +3459,6 @@ sctp_disposition_t sctp_sf_ootb(struct net *net,
 			}
 		}
 
-		/* Report violation if chunk len overflows */
-		ch_end = ((__u8 *)ch) + SCTP_PAD4(ntohs(ch->length));
-		if (ch_end > skb_tail_pointer(skb))
-			return sctp_sf_violation_chunklen(net, ep, asoc, type, arg,
-						  commands);
-
 		ch = (sctp_chunkhdr_t *) ch_end;
 	} while (ch_end < skb_tail_pointer(skb));