diff --git a/include/net/cipso_ipv4.h b/include/net/cipso_ipv4.h
index a7a683e30b64e6beb2bc87907c85576d85385007..a8c2ef6d3b932abbb42e28be158d472effd02513 100644
--- a/include/net/cipso_ipv4.h
+++ b/include/net/cipso_ipv4.h
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ static inline int cipso_v4_validate(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 	unsigned char err_offset = 0;
 	u8 opt_len = opt[1];
 	u8 opt_iter;
+	u8 tag_len;
 
 	if (opt_len < 8) {
 		err_offset = 1;
@@ -302,11 +303,12 @@ static inline int cipso_v4_validate(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 
 	for (opt_iter = 6; opt_iter < opt_len;) {
-		if (opt[opt_iter + 1] > (opt_len - opt_iter)) {
+		tag_len = opt[opt_iter + 1];
+		if ((tag_len == 0) || (opt[opt_iter + 1] > (opt_len - opt_iter))) {
 			err_offset = opt_iter + 1;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		opt_iter += opt[opt_iter + 1];
+		opt_iter += tag_len;
 	}
 
 out: