diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 88d5b2645bb0..e63d207047ce 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2665,6 +2665,8 @@ static int tpacket_snd(struct packet_sock *po, struct msghdr *msg)
 		proto	= saddr->sll_protocol;
 		addr	= saddr->sll_addr;
 		dev = dev_get_by_index(sock_net(&po->sk), saddr->sll_ifindex);
+		if (addr && dev && saddr->sll_halen < dev->addr_len)
+			goto out;
 	}
 
 	err = -ENXIO;
@@ -2863,6 +2865,8 @@ static int packet_snd(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 		proto	= saddr->sll_protocol;
 		addr	= saddr->sll_addr;
 		dev = dev_get_by_index(sock_net(sk), saddr->sll_ifindex);
+		if (addr && dev && saddr->sll_halen < dev->addr_len)
+			goto out;
 	}
 
 	err = -ENXIO;