diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_net.h b/include/linux/virtio_net.h
index 88997022a4b5b..e8a924eeea3d0 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio_net.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio_net.h
@@ -109,16 +109,17 @@ static inline int virtio_net_hdr_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	if (hdr->gso_type != VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE) {
 		u16 gso_size = __virtio16_to_cpu(little_endian, hdr->gso_size);
+		struct skb_shared_info *shinfo = skb_shinfo(skb);
 
-		if (skb->len - p_off <= gso_size)
-			return -EINVAL;
-
-		skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size = gso_size;
-		skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type = gso_type;
+		/* Too small packets are not really GSO ones. */
+		if (skb->len - p_off > gso_size) {
+			shinfo->gso_size = gso_size;
+			shinfo->gso_type = gso_type;
 
-		/* Header must be checked, and gso_segs computed. */
-		skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type |= SKB_GSO_DODGY;
-		skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_segs = 0;
+			/* Header must be checked, and gso_segs computed. */
+			shinfo->gso_type |= SKB_GSO_DODGY;
+			shinfo->gso_segs = 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;