diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 27c6d235cbda32..946628050f282c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -1459,7 +1459,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *tun_napi_alloc_frags(struct tun_file *tfile,
 	int err;
 	int i;
 
-	if (it->nr_segs > MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1)
+	if (it->nr_segs > MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1 ||
+	    len > (ETH_MAX_MTU - NET_SKB_PAD - NET_IP_ALIGN))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EMSGSIZE);
 
 	local_bh_disable();