diff --git a/include/net/cipso_ipv4.h b/include/net/cipso_ipv4.h
index a6fd939f202d39b0745e0a48ac350cbe9e795648..3ebb168b9afc68ad639b5d32f6182a845c83d759 100644
--- a/include/net/cipso_ipv4.h
+++ b/include/net/cipso_ipv4.h
@@ -120,13 +120,6 @@ extern int cipso_v4_rbm_optfmt;
 extern int cipso_v4_rbm_strictvalid;
 #endif
 
-/*
- * Helper Functions
- */
-
-#define CIPSO_V4_OPTEXIST(x) (IPCB(x)->opt.cipso != 0)
-#define CIPSO_V4_OPTPTR(x) (skb_network_header(x) + IPCB(x)->opt.cipso)
-
 /*
  * DOI List Functions
  */
@@ -190,7 +183,7 @@ static inline int cipso_v4_doi_domhsh_remove(struct cipso_v4_doi *doi_def,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETLABEL
 void cipso_v4_cache_invalidate(void);
-int cipso_v4_cache_add(const struct sk_buff *skb,
+int cipso_v4_cache_add(const unsigned char *cipso_ptr,
 		       const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr);
 #else
 static inline void cipso_v4_cache_invalidate(void)
@@ -198,7 +191,7 @@ static inline void cipso_v4_cache_invalidate(void)
 	return;
 }
 
-static inline int cipso_v4_cache_add(const struct sk_buff *skb,
+static inline int cipso_v4_cache_add(const unsigned char *cipso_ptr,
 				     const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr)
 {
 	return 0;
@@ -211,6 +204,8 @@ static inline int cipso_v4_cache_add(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETLABEL
 void cipso_v4_error(struct sk_buff *skb, int error, u32 gateway);
+int cipso_v4_getattr(const unsigned char *cipso,
+		     struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr);
 int cipso_v4_sock_setattr(struct sock *sk,
 			  const struct cipso_v4_doi *doi_def,
 			  const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr);
@@ -226,6 +221,7 @@ int cipso_v4_skbuff_setattr(struct sk_buff *skb,
 int cipso_v4_skbuff_delattr(struct sk_buff *skb);
 int cipso_v4_skbuff_getattr(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 			    struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr);
+unsigned char *cipso_v4_optptr(const struct sk_buff *skb);
 int cipso_v4_validate(const struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned char **option);
 #else
 static inline void cipso_v4_error(struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -235,6 +231,12 @@ static inline void cipso_v4_error(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return;
 }
 
+static inline int cipso_v4_getattr(const unsigned char *cipso,
+				   struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
+
 static inline int cipso_v4_sock_setattr(struct sock *sk,
 				      const struct cipso_v4_doi *doi_def,
 				      const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr)
@@ -282,6 +284,11 @@ static inline int cipso_v4_skbuff_getattr(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
+static inline unsigned char *cipso_v4_optptr(const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static inline int cipso_v4_validate(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 				    unsigned char **option)
 {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
index 5160c710f2eb4d4c3506ce41039f58cf50f5521c..e361ea6f3fc8ce0d2e0814109079037a26573d1d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
@@ -378,20 +378,18 @@ static int cipso_v4_cache_check(const unsigned char *key,
  * negative values on failure.
  *
  */
-int cipso_v4_cache_add(const struct sk_buff *skb,
+int cipso_v4_cache_add(const unsigned char *cipso_ptr,
 		       const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr)
 {
 	int ret_val = -EPERM;
 	u32 bkt;
 	struct cipso_v4_map_cache_entry *entry = NULL;
 	struct cipso_v4_map_cache_entry *old_entry = NULL;
-	unsigned char *cipso_ptr;
 	u32 cipso_ptr_len;
 
 	if (!cipso_v4_cache_enabled || cipso_v4_cache_bucketsize <= 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	cipso_ptr = CIPSO_V4_OPTPTR(skb);
 	cipso_ptr_len = cipso_ptr[1];
 
 	entry = kzalloc(sizeof(*entry), GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -1578,6 +1576,33 @@ static int cipso_v4_parsetag_loc(const struct cipso_v4_doi *doi_def,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * cipso_v4_optptr - Find the CIPSO option in the packet
+ * @skb: the packet
+ *
+ * Description:
+ * Parse the packet's IP header looking for a CIPSO option.  Returns a pointer
+ * to the start of the CIPSO option on success, NULL if one if not found.
+ *
+ */
+unsigned char *cipso_v4_optptr(const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	const struct iphdr *iph = ip_hdr(skb);
+	unsigned char *optptr = (unsigned char *)&(ip_hdr(skb)[1]);
+	int optlen;
+	int taglen;
+
+	for (optlen = iph->ihl*4 - sizeof(struct iphdr); optlen > 0; ) {
+		if (optptr[0] == IPOPT_CIPSO)
+			return optptr;
+		taglen = optptr[1];
+		optlen -= taglen;
+		optptr += taglen;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * cipso_v4_validate - Validate a CIPSO option
  * @option: the start of the option, on error it is set to point to the error
@@ -2119,8 +2144,8 @@ void cipso_v4_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req)
  * on success and negative values on failure.
  *
  */
-static int cipso_v4_getattr(const unsigned char *cipso,
-			    struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr)
+int cipso_v4_getattr(const unsigned char *cipso,
+		     struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr)
 {
 	int ret_val = -ENOMSG;
 	u32 doi;
@@ -2305,22 +2330,6 @@ int cipso_v4_skbuff_delattr(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * cipso_v4_skbuff_getattr - Get the security attributes from the CIPSO option
- * @skb: the packet
- * @secattr: the security attributes
- *
- * Description:
- * Parse the given packet's CIPSO option and return the security attributes.
- * Returns zero on success and negative values on failure.
- *
- */
-int cipso_v4_skbuff_getattr(const struct sk_buff *skb,
-			    struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr)
-{
-	return cipso_v4_getattr(CIPSO_V4_OPTPTR(skb), secattr);
-}
-
 /*
  * Setup Functions
  */
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
index a845cd4cf21e5ffda8380c1142e046edd15990a6..28cddc85b7005aa6b6afa7b2c22f8f88a5b7fa46 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
@@ -1065,10 +1065,12 @@ int netlbl_skbuff_getattr(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 			  u16 family,
 			  struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr)
 {
+	unsigned char *ptr;
+
 	switch (family) {
 	case AF_INET:
-		if (CIPSO_V4_OPTEXIST(skb) &&
-		    cipso_v4_skbuff_getattr(skb, secattr) == 0)
+		ptr = cipso_v4_optptr(skb);
+		if (ptr && cipso_v4_getattr(ptr, secattr) == 0)
 			return 0;
 		break;
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
@@ -1094,7 +1096,7 @@ int netlbl_skbuff_getattr(const struct sk_buff *skb,
  */
 void netlbl_skbuff_err(struct sk_buff *skb, int error, int gateway)
 {
-	if (CIPSO_V4_OPTEXIST(skb))
+	if (cipso_v4_optptr(skb))
 		cipso_v4_error(skb, error, gateway);
 }
 
@@ -1126,11 +1128,14 @@ void netlbl_cache_invalidate(void)
 int netlbl_cache_add(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 		     const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr)
 {
+	unsigned char *ptr;
+
 	if ((secattr->flags & NETLBL_SECATTR_CACHE) == 0)
 		return -ENOMSG;
 
-	if (CIPSO_V4_OPTEXIST(skb))
-		return cipso_v4_cache_add(skb, secattr);
+	ptr = cipso_v4_optptr(skb);
+	if (ptr)
+		return cipso_v4_cache_add(ptr, secattr);
 
 	return -ENOMSG;
 }