diff --git a/drivers/connector/connector.c b/drivers/connector/connector.c
index 7b695913cb30..3050b7e4dff5 100644
--- a/drivers/connector/connector.c
+++ b/drivers/connector/connector.c
@@ -157,17 +157,18 @@ static int cn_call_callback(struct sk_buff *skb)
 static void cn_rx_skb(struct sk_buff *__skb)
 {
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
-	int err;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	int len, err;
 
 	skb = skb_get(__skb);
 
 	if (skb->len >= NLMSG_SPACE(0)) {
 		nlh = nlmsg_hdr(skb);
+		len = nlmsg_len(nlh);
 
-		if (nlh->nlmsg_len < sizeof(struct cn_msg) ||
+		if (len < (int)sizeof(struct cn_msg) ||
 		    skb->len < nlh->nlmsg_len ||
-		    nlh->nlmsg_len > CONNECTOR_MAX_MSG_SIZE) {
+		    len > CONNECTOR_MAX_MSG_SIZE) {
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 			return;
 		}