diff --git a/net/ipv4/raw.c b/net/ipv4/raw.c
index 66b42f547bf9..e7050f8eabeb 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/raw.c
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ static int raw_send_hdrinc(struct sock *sk, void *from, size_t length,
 	int hh_len;
 	struct iphdr *iph;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	unsigned int iphlen;
 	int err;
 
 	if (length > rt->u.dst.dev->mtu) {
@@ -304,7 +305,8 @@ static int raw_send_hdrinc(struct sock *sk, void *from, size_t length,
 		goto error_fault;
 
 	/* We don't modify invalid header */
-	if (length >= sizeof(*iph) && iph->ihl * 4U <= length) {
+	iphlen = iph->ihl * 4;
+	if (iphlen >= sizeof(*iph) && iphlen <= length) {
 		if (!iph->saddr)
 			iph->saddr = rt->rt_src;
 		iph->check   = 0;