diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 92ce4d46f02e..d39518f691b4 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -2516,6 +2516,9 @@ BPF_CALL_4(bpf_msg_pop_data, struct sk_msg *, msg, u32, start,
 	if (unlikely(flags))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (unlikely(len == 0))
+		return 0;
+
 	/* First find the starting scatterlist element */
 	i = msg->sg.start;
 	do {