diff --git a/net/tipc/discover.c b/net/tipc/discover.c
index 0006c9f87199..0436c8f2967d 100644
--- a/net/tipc/discover.c
+++ b/net/tipc/discover.c
@@ -208,7 +208,10 @@ void tipc_disc_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	u32 self;
 	int err;
 
-	skb_linearize(skb);
+	if (skb_linearize(skb)) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return;
+	}
 	hdr = buf_msg(skb);
 
 	if (caps & TIPC_NODE_ID128)