diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_payload.c b/net/netfilter/nft_payload.c
index 74777a687eb5..eaa629c6d7da 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_payload.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_payload.c
@@ -109,6 +109,17 @@ static int nft_payload_inner_offset(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt)
 	return pkt->inneroff;
 }
 
+static bool nft_payload_need_vlan_copy(const struct nft_payload *priv)
+{
+	unsigned int len = priv->offset + priv->len;
+
+	/* data past ether src/dst requested, copy needed */
+	if (len > offsetof(struct ethhdr, h_proto))
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 void nft_payload_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 		      struct nft_regs *regs,
 		      const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt)
@@ -127,7 +138,7 @@ void nft_payload_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 			goto err;
 
 		if (skb_vlan_tag_present(skb) &&
-		    priv->offset >= offsetof(struct ethhdr, h_proto)) {
+		    nft_payload_need_vlan_copy(priv)) {
 			if (!nft_payload_copy_vlan(dest, skb,
 						   priv->offset, priv->len))
 				goto err;