diff --git a/net/tipc/crypto.c b/net/tipc/crypto.c
index d67440de011e..2b236d95a646 100644
--- a/net/tipc/crypto.c
+++ b/net/tipc/crypto.c
@@ -1960,7 +1960,8 @@ static void tipc_crypto_rcv_complete(struct net *net, struct tipc_aead *aead,
 
 	skb_reset_network_header(*skb);
 	skb_pull(*skb, tipc_ehdr_size(ehdr));
-	pskb_trim(*skb, (*skb)->len - aead->authsize);
+	if (pskb_trim(*skb, (*skb)->len - aead->authsize))
+		goto free_skb;
 
 	/* Validate TIPCv2 message */
 	if (unlikely(!tipc_msg_validate(skb))) {