diff --git a/net/ipv4/raw.c b/net/ipv4/raw.c
index 7113bae4e6a0..8f2cd7d09720 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/raw.c
@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@ static int raw_send_hdrinc(struct sock *sk, struct flowi4 *fl4,
 			       rt->dst.dev->mtu);
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 	}
+	if (length < sizeof(struct iphdr))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (flags&MSG_PROBE)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/raw.c b/net/ipv6/raw.c
index a625f69a28dd..c93ede16795d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -630,6 +630,8 @@ static int rawv6_send_hdrinc(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, int length,
 		ipv6_local_error(sk, EMSGSIZE, fl6, rt->dst.dev->mtu);
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 	}
+	if (length < sizeof(struct ipv6hdr))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if (flags&MSG_PROBE)
 		goto out;