diff --git a/net/core/flow_dissector.c b/net/core/flow_dissector.c
index 15ce300637650..544bddf08e13c 100644
--- a/net/core/flow_dissector.c
+++ b/net/core/flow_dissector.c
@@ -976,8 +976,8 @@ bool __skb_flow_dissect(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 out_good:
 	ret = true;
 
-	key_control->thoff = (u16)nhoff;
 out:
+	key_control->thoff = min_t(u16, nhoff, skb ? skb->len : hlen);
 	key_basic->n_proto = proto;
 	key_basic->ip_proto = ip_proto;
 
@@ -985,7 +985,6 @@ bool __skb_flow_dissect(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 out_bad:
 	ret = false;
-	key_control->thoff = min_t(u16, nhoff, skb ? skb->len : hlen);
 	goto out;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__skb_flow_dissect);