diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_pe_sip.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_pe_sip.c
index 12475ef88dafe5..e5920fb7ad01ac 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_pe_sip.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_pe_sip.c
@@ -37,14 +37,10 @@ static int get_callid(const char *dptr, unsigned int dataoff,
 		if (ret > 0)
 			break;
 		if (!ret)
-			return 0;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		dataoff += *matchoff;
 	}
 
-	/* Empty callid is useless */
-	if (!*matchlen)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/* Too large is useless */
 	if (*matchlen > IP_VS_PEDATA_MAXLEN)
 		return -EINVAL;