diff --git a/net/phonet/pep.c b/net/phonet/pep.c
index b2a3ae6cad7..15003021f4f 100644
--- a/net/phonet/pep.c
+++ b/net/phonet/pep.c
@@ -225,12 +225,13 @@ static void pipe_grant_credits(struct sock *sk)
 static int pipe_rcv_status(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct pep_sock *pn = pep_sk(sk);
-	struct pnpipehdr *hdr = pnp_hdr(skb);
+	struct pnpipehdr *hdr;
 	int wake = 0;
 
 	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*hdr) + 4))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	hdr = pnp_hdr(skb);
 	if (hdr->data[0] != PN_PEP_TYPE_COMMON) {
 		LIMIT_NETDEBUG(KERN_DEBUG"Phonet unknown PEP type: %u\n",
 				(unsigned)hdr->data[0]);