diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c b/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
index fa8f7c40a384..804c52c35f07 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
@@ -494,6 +494,9 @@ static int pppoe_disc_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!skb)
 		goto out;
 
+	if (skb->pkt_type != PACKET_HOST)
+		goto abort;
+
 	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(struct pppoe_hdr)))
 		goto abort;